Stop Microsoft
Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: HPC GUY on 17 September 2005, 18:46
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it was installed, it worked fine, then everynow and again it will freeze @ "checking for new hardware" it will do this off and on but its annoying as hell. the only thing i can think of is it doesnt like my logitec wireless keyboard and mouse, but it worked fine after the initial install. i did a quick search and did not find any real answers. i dont know what the fuckmicrosoft.com is going on....any thoughts people?
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Try disabling the hotplug (I think it's hotplug that's going on there) startup script and see if you really need it?
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where would i do that exactly,(thanks for the reply)
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There might be somewhere in the hardware/startup(?) section of the Mandriva Control Centre (mcc).
If not, then this command might work:
chmod -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/hotplug
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What do you mean by freeze?
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it will sit there when looking at the boot up procedure in verbose it will go thru the usual routine and then hit checking for new hardware.............and just sit there.
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[devil's advocate]It's funny how Linux can do this and escape criticism but when a Microsoft OS exhibits similar behaviour this it gets flamed. :rolleyes: [/devil's advocate]
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it will sit there when looking at the boot up procedure in verbose it will go thru the usual routine and then hit checking for new hardware.............and just sit there.
How long have you waited for it? On some systems, Hotplug can take a full minute to run.
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ive left the room for a few minutes and come back.
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[devil's advocate]It's funny how Linux can do this and escape criticism but when a Microsoft OS exhibits similar behaviour this it gets flamed. :rolleyes: [/devil's advocate]
well when one looks at windows releases like windows millenium and realizes taht crashes and freezes are common place its much more easier to bitch about it. things like this arent too common for linux. just my opinion.
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Did you try disabling hotplug?
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well when one looks at windows releases like windows millenium and realizes taht crashes and freezes are common place its much more easier to bitch about it. things like this arent too common for linux. just my opinion.
True but Windows XP and 2000 aren't that bad.
As piratePenguin said have you tried disabling hotplug? Pressing ctrl-break as soon as the "checking for new hardware" message appears might also help.
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havent had time, ive been doing work on my car. ill try it tonight.
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Does Mandrake use Kudzu? It sounds to me like that's the problem, not hotplug. I never had a problem with kudzu, so I never bother to disable it on my Redhat boxes, but I never fully trusted it.
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service kudzu off