Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-24 Thread Mike A. Harris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: mark We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already tried installing a video card, that didn't work. The beeps at start up indicate to check the video ram. It will boot and run if we put it

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-24 Thread tdukes
Mike A. Harris mhar...@mharris.ca wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: mark We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already tried installing a video card, that didn't work. The beeps at start up indicate to

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-24 Thread Corey Chandler
Mike A. Harris wrote: Linux didn't exist until 1991, so it would have been quite the feat to be running it in the 1980's indeed. ;o) Nonsense. My time machine runs Linux. -- Corey / KB1JWQ Member, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 2003-1944

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-18 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of John R. Dennison Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 12:00 AM To: John R Pierce Cc: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 02:37:52PM -0800, John R

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-18 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Dukes Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 12:53 AM To: 'CentOS mailing list' Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request We have backups but its only database files. C-Systems got us good

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-18 Thread John R. Dennison
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 09:21:32AM +0100, Sorin Srbu wrote: Fedora?? You're joking, right? This is this a production server? Note he mentioned Fedora 9, support for which has been EOL'd how long ago? :( John --

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-18 Thread Thomas Dukes
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:22 AM To: 'CentOS mailing list' Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org

[CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread tdukes
Help, Our server at work is down. The video memory is out. Its an old IBM PC300PL, 6892-12U, running SCO. If anyone happens to a stick of this type memory and would be willing to sell it, please let me know. Below are the requirements for the video memory: The video memory interface is

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Larry Vaden
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:01 AM, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Help, Our server at work is down. The video memory is out.  Its an old IBM PC300PL, 6892-12U, running SCO. If anyone happens to a stick of this type memory and would be willing to sell it, please let me know.  Below are the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R Pierce
tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Help, Our server at work is down. The video memory is out. Its an old IBM PC300PL, 6892-12U, running SCO. If anyone happens to a stick of this type memory and would be willing to sell it, please let me know. Below are the requirements for the video memory: The

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread nate
John R Pierce wrote: oh, its onboard video, ok, not going to replace it. Often times installing a video card into a system with onboard video will automatically disable the onboard video, or maybe there is a jumper or dip switch if it's really old.. That's the route I would take just try

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread m . roth
tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Help, Our server at work is down. The video memory is out. Its an old IBM PC300PL, 6892-12U, running SCO. If anyone happens to a stick of this type memory and would be willing to sell it, please let me know. Below are the requirements for the video memory: snip

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread tdukes
m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Help, Our server at work is down. The video memory is out. Its an old IBM PC300PL, 6892-12U, running SCO. If anyone happens to a stick of this type memory and would be willing to sell it, please let me know. Below are the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread James Bensley
The server is running c-sytems software on a sco operating system.  They tell us we can't pull the hard drive and move it to another pc - something about a bug causing it to lose data. Pull out the drives, mirror them and then put them back, put the mirroed drives in a spare desktop pc and

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 06:35:18PM +, James Bensley wrote: The server is running c-sytems software on a sco operating system.  They tell us we can't pull the hard drive and move it to another pc - something about a bug causing it to lose data. Pull out the drives, mirror them and

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread William L. Maltby
On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:29 -0500, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: snip We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already tried installing a video card, that didn't work. The beeps at start up indicate to check the video ram. It will boot and run if

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Les Mikesell
John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 06:35:18PM +, James Bensley wrote: The server is running c-sytems software on a sco operating system. They tell us we can't pull the hard drive and move it to another pc - something about a bug causing it to lose data. Pull out the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread tdukes
William L. Maltby centos4b...@triad.rr.com wrote: On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:29 -0500, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: snip We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already tried installing a video card, that didn't work. The beeps at

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread m . roth
TIA wrote William L. Maltby centos4b...@triad.rr.com wrote: On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:29 -0500, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: snip We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already tried installing a video card, that didn't work. The beeps

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:39:41PM -0700, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: I just had a thought: this *is* Unix. Plug in a VT100 via serial cable. That's not going to work as the server will not boot with bad video memory in it; bad memory is a catastrophic error as far as the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Robert
tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: William L. Maltbycentos4b...@triad.rr.com wrote: On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:29 -0500, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: snip snip Some BIOS allow you to disable on-board video. Can you get to BIOS and see? If you can that

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Dan Carl
On 12/17/2009 1:20 PM, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: William L. Maltbycentos4b...@triad.rr.com wrote: On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:29 -0500, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: snip We have been searching the internet since Tuesday. We have already

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R Pierce
John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:39:41PM -0700, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: I just had a thought: this *is* Unix. Plug in a VT100 via serial cable. That's not going to work as the server will not boot with bad video memory in it; bad memory is a

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 01:22:58PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: how do you know this is the problem, and the motherboard hasn't croaked in some OTHER 10+ year old crusty mobo fashion ? Because the original poster specifically stated that the box had failed video ram in it? :)

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R Pierce
John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 01:22:58PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: how do you know this is the problem, and the motherboard hasn't croaked in some OTHER 10+ year old crusty mobo fashion ? I've never seen a motherboard from that era that could bypass

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 02:37:52PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: what I meant was, without working video, how does he know what the error is? POST beep codes I would think. John -- Although CREW has been unable to uncover the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Warren Young
On 12/17/2009 3:59 PM, John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 02:37:52PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: what I meant was, without working video, how does he know what the error is? POST beep codes I would think. Yes, he confirmed that in a later message.

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request

2009-12-17 Thread Thomas Dukes
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Warren Young Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:18 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Urgent request On 12/17/2009 3:59 PM, John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu