Re: [newbie] [OT] usb electric shock while connecting is shutting down computer

2005-04-06 Thread Joe Mecklin
from your description it would appear you have a grounding problem with your pc, or a defective hard drive. the electric flash as you plug it in (before the system can recognize/initialize it) should not be a control signal per se, but rather is likely extraneous current that improper grounding

Re: [newbie] [OT] usb electric shock while connecting is shutting down computer

2005-04-06 Thread Joe Mecklin
] wrote: Joe Mecklin wrote: from your description it would appear you have a grounding problem with your pc, or a defective hard drive. the electric flash as you plug it in (before the system can recognize/initialize it) should not be a control signal per se, but rather is likely extraneous

Re: [newbie] back to Windows

2005-04-01 Thread Joe Mecklin
gee, i wonder how he really feels? he shouldn't be so reluctant to voice his opinions; he leaves so much in doubt about his true emotions. on a more serious note, it might be interesting to know his actual reasons for his opinion; perhaps he'll enlighten us, though i get the impression he merely

Re: [newbie] cd into file

2005-03-27 Thread Joe Mecklin
in addition to the other suggestions, prefacing the space with a \ (ie Linux\ Stuff) when you reference it should make it available. also, enclosing anything with spaces in it in single or double quotes ('/home/rosemary/Linux Stuff/rpms') should also allow access. On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:57:01