IRC log for #fredlug on 20080124

03:14.47*** join/#fredlug nombyte (n=nomb@c-71-62-193-105.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
03:16.27nombyteturbogears is about to make me commit suicide...
03:55.45nombytestickster: have any ideas on the turbogears problem im having?
04:42.13quigleymdjsmith: check it out http://www.internettablettalk.com/2008/01/14/wimax-internet-tablet-coming/#comment-17350
04:42.55nombyteis there a fedora net install?
04:43.06nombytethe dvd nor the live cd want to start on my server
04:43.16nombyteit loads the kernel and everything and then sits at
04:43.19nombyteREADEY.
04:43.23nombyteREADY...
04:43.25quigleymdnombyte: yea, you can boot the rescue and do a net install from that
04:43.40nombyteif the rescue will load
04:43.44quigleymdjust boot it with linux askmethod
04:43.51nombytehuh?
04:44.00quigleymdat the boot: prompt
04:44.04quigleymdtype linux askmethod
04:44.16nombytewhat is that?
04:44.23nombyteand do i do that on the rescue or the regular dvd
04:44.37quigleymdit tells the rescuecd to ask you how you'd like to install fedora
04:44.42nombyteoh ok
04:44.51quigleymdid guess you can do it with the regular dvd too, but i'm not certain
04:45.09nombyterescue is fine
04:46.15nombyteok i got
04:46.20nombyteinstall or upgrade
04:46.24quigleymdinstall
04:46.25nombyteinstall or upgrade (text)
04:46.31nombyterescue installed system
04:46.38nombyteboot from local drive
04:46.39nombytememory test
04:46.50quigleymdahh, get the boot prompt
04:46.52nombytei hit tab for more options and typed that and nothing happened
04:46.56quigleymdtry F2 or something
04:47.16nombyteno f key does anything
04:47.45nombyteand if i do install it does
04:47.52nombyteLoading vmlinuz........................
04:47.58nombyteLoading initrd.img...............................
04:47.59quigleymdwere you able to get a boot: menu at all?
04:48.07nombyteReady.
04:48.10nombyteand just sits there
04:48.23nombyteya those options i typed up there are what were on it
04:50.14nombytesomeone suggested adding edd=skipmbr to the kernel line and a bunch of other things...
04:50.27quigleymdyou may want to try appending noprobe
04:50.38quigleymdyou can find the options documented here
04:50.39quigleymd23:44 < quigleymd> id guess you can do it with the regular dvd too, but i'm not certain
04:50.42quigleymd23:45 < nombyte> rescue is fine
04:50.44quigleymd2oops
04:50.48quigleymdhttp://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25826
04:50.50quigleymdthats the one
04:51.02nombytenoprobe didn't work
04:51.29quigleymdare you able to run the livecd?
04:51.52nombyteno it hangs at Ready. as well
04:52.03quigleymdhrm
04:52.11quigleymdmemtest?
04:52.32nombytethat edd=skipmbr seems to work
04:52.40nombytewonder what exactly it did
04:52.54nombyteobviously it kept it from putting something in the mbr :D
04:53.17nombytethink i should just install off the dvd now and update
04:53.21nombyteor just do a net install?
04:53.56quigleymdid install off the dvd
04:53.59nombytek
04:54.01quigleymdif you've got it working
04:54.06quigleymdbut im no expert :D
04:55.04nombytedo u get my test page
04:55.07nombytehttp://www.nombyte.com
04:55.39quigleymd'this is the body'
04:55.49nombytedarn
04:55.54nombyteim having a problem with turbogears
04:56.04nombytewere after a while it stops serving the pages
04:56.09quigleymdthe links change the content
04:56.19nombyteand just give a white page
04:56.34nombyteso i re-ran it redirecting the output and im waiting for it to fail again
04:56.55quigleymdyea, i have no experience with it
04:57.00nombyteme either :D
04:57.08nombyteugh
04:57.20nombytei hate going through and customizing the packages
04:57.25nombytebut i know i should...
04:57.36quigleymd:)
04:57.39quigleymdhttp://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/release-notes/ws-x86/
04:57.44quigleymdsearch that for your edd entry
04:58.07nombytek
04:58.08nombytethanks
04:58.18nombytemy stupid kvm switch is killing my scroll wheel
04:58.49quigleymdyea, kvms are always goofy for me too
05:01.11nombytei think im gonna take my mini wifi mouse that has a usb dongle
05:01.24nombyteand put a usb -> ps2 connector on it and throw that on the kvm
05:01.29nombytethen use my laser mouse for this comp
05:01.46quigleymdthat should work
05:01.55nombyteI'm so excited cedega has got oblivion working perfectly now, and have fixed a bunch of bugs with nwn2
05:02.44quigleymdyea, thats amazing software
05:03.20quigleymdalright man
05:03.22quigleymdim off to bed
05:03.24quigleymdcheck you later
05:03.24nombytek night
05:03.26nombyteyum
05:03.27nombyteyup
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14:31.55jsmithquigleymd: WiMAX tablets coming in April/May time frame
14:32.04jsmithquigleymd: (and the WiMAX service will be through Sprint)
17:25.42*** join/#fredlug nombyte (n=nmcbride@208.176.91.226.ptr.us.xo.net)
18:29.31nombyteanyone alive?
18:41.53jsmithNaw, I"m mostly dead ;-)
18:42.02nombyteoh ok :D

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