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Hi Wikipedians:
I'm currently having lots of fun editing the rulesmd.ini file of the game. I am wondering if there is anyway of making a soldier unit such as conscript deploy into a building such as the construction yard?
70.31.152.197 ( talk) 01:39, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Do ourWorld and Spineworld allow for safe chatting? Although the kid in question should be fine, I still worry (and no, I'm not a parent). If not, any alternatives that I can suggest (besides Disney sites and Poptropica)? Vltava 68 02:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm a sucker for high detail backgrounds, especially in a natural-type setting. Realistic rocks, plants, trees, etc. I've logged more hours on my X-Box 360 playing Oblivion than any sane person would care to admit and Fable was another favourite. Could anyone suggest other games (preferably available for the 360 or PC) that are similar, either in gameplay (love nonlinear gameplay) or background eye candy? Matt Deres ( talk) 16:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the responses everyone. My PC can't handle Oblivion in anything close to normal graphics (I've been spoiled by the 360 version anyway), though I'll consider the mod thing when I move on to the next PC. I wasn't aware of Sacred 2 at all, so that's one I'll have to look at further fer shure. The graphics for Crysis look amazing, but the subject matter isn't quite to my taste. Matt Deres ( talk) 23:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Basically, I know nothing about computers.
A while go I put some music onto an Ipod, somehow, and it worked for a while. However,recently that ipod stopped working, and I sent it to a mechanic to get fixed. Somewhere along the way everything on it was deleted, and I have had to put it all back. But some of the music in Itunes refuses to copy over because it apparently isn't on my computer any more. This has only affected the music I added to the collection more recently.
Where then is this music? I can't find it anywhere on my computer, I had assumed putting it into Itunes would save the files there, where I could get then back again if I needed to, but apparently it just saved the names and finds the rest somewhere else on my computer. What can I do to get this back?
HS7 ( talk) 17:25, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Some time ago I remember that I saw some very simple but funny one screen games. It showed only one picture and you had to discover something. For example, it was a room and you got to go out of it discovering a saw or other tool. Is there any name for this kind of game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quest09 ( talk • contribs) 19:13, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I have just updated my recent hardware (gaming PC) but getting a problem in system. Sometimes my system gets hanged in the middle of operation.And even worse it is constantly happening while playing game with standard recommendation. I suspect about the bus speed of RAM. Here is quick view:
Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 (Frontal Bus Speed or FBS 1333 MHz)
XFX play hard 750i SLI nForce Motherboard (FBS 1333 MHz)
RAM Transcend 2 GB (800 MHz)
So, is RAM with lower bus speed causing this "hanged" problem? There's a 1066MHz RAM available in the market. Thanks in advance-- 202.56.7.153 ( talk) 21:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Update: I have just tried to play Call of Duty 5. But within 10 minutes screen gets frozen again. I had no choice but pressing reset button. How can I rectify this problem without changing motherboard, processor and graphics card (because there's no possibility of changing them)? Should I get better PC Case or something else? -- 119.30.36.54 ( talk) 10:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series hardware monitor (before playing game)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series hardware monitor (after playing game)
I never overclock my system and don not know how to do it. I just let the shop's hardware technicians to assemble all the components after purchasing them. I assume they did not do any drastic change to the system. After having this trouble I brought all the components to that shop and had the system checked by them. Surprisingly, everything seemed fine as they have air conditioner in their testing room which provided sufficient air inside the PC case. My PC Case does not contain any single cooling fan except the fans on CPU / Graphics cards. The shop suggested me to buy this PC Case recommended by ATI which has better ventilation then the current one. Can PC case be the problem of overheating? I have met some people who had this problem and they solved it by adding additional cooling fan or changed the PC Case. One more thing, how can I understand my system or graphics are being overclocked? How can I reset them to default condition?-- 202.56.7.151 ( talk) 09:58, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
I've recently installed Ubuntu Linux on an old computer. I've never used Linux before. How can I diagnose the problem that the graphic card does not give any video - only the on-motherboard video works. I'd like to find out if the computer is aware that the graphics card is there, why it is not using it, is the card giving any error messages etc etc. I have another working computer, so I can burn boot cds and so on if needed. Thanks 78.149.188.94 ( talk) 23:30, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
lspci
lists all the pci, pcix, and agp devices; if the card is listed there, then linux can see it. Have you simply tried disabling the onboard video - some (most) motherboards can't cope with two graphics devices active at the same time.
87.112.22.255 (
talk) 23:54, 12 July 2009 (UTC)Thanks. Please explain how to use these commands. How do I open a command box? Do I just type in the commands above as written and press return? Thanks.
78.149.198.158 (
talk) 10:49, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
I have now found out how to do commands - use something called the "Terminal". I typed the lspci command in, and I got eight lines of information in responce. Only one line mentions anything to do with graphics: "00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC) (rev02)", and only one line mentions PCI: "00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Bridge (rev01)". Does that mean the computer is not aware there is a graphics card in one of the PCI slots? Using lspci -help I see that it has other sub-commands to access PCI: do I have to tell the computer to look at the PCI slot? I had an AGP graphics card in when I installed Ubuntu - the AGP card does not seem to work and may have been damaged in another computer.
I also tried the /var/log/Xorg.0.log command, but it gave the responce "Permission denied". Should I just bin the graphics cards and/or the motherboard? thanks 78.146.166.2 ( talk) 18:30, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Computing desk | ||
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< July 11 | << Jun | July | Aug >> | July 13 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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Hi Wikipedians:
I'm currently having lots of fun editing the rulesmd.ini file of the game. I am wondering if there is anyway of making a soldier unit such as conscript deploy into a building such as the construction yard?
70.31.152.197 ( talk) 01:39, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Do ourWorld and Spineworld allow for safe chatting? Although the kid in question should be fine, I still worry (and no, I'm not a parent). If not, any alternatives that I can suggest (besides Disney sites and Poptropica)? Vltava 68 02:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm a sucker for high detail backgrounds, especially in a natural-type setting. Realistic rocks, plants, trees, etc. I've logged more hours on my X-Box 360 playing Oblivion than any sane person would care to admit and Fable was another favourite. Could anyone suggest other games (preferably available for the 360 or PC) that are similar, either in gameplay (love nonlinear gameplay) or background eye candy? Matt Deres ( talk) 16:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the responses everyone. My PC can't handle Oblivion in anything close to normal graphics (I've been spoiled by the 360 version anyway), though I'll consider the mod thing when I move on to the next PC. I wasn't aware of Sacred 2 at all, so that's one I'll have to look at further fer shure. The graphics for Crysis look amazing, but the subject matter isn't quite to my taste. Matt Deres ( talk) 23:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Basically, I know nothing about computers.
A while go I put some music onto an Ipod, somehow, and it worked for a while. However,recently that ipod stopped working, and I sent it to a mechanic to get fixed. Somewhere along the way everything on it was deleted, and I have had to put it all back. But some of the music in Itunes refuses to copy over because it apparently isn't on my computer any more. This has only affected the music I added to the collection more recently.
Where then is this music? I can't find it anywhere on my computer, I had assumed putting it into Itunes would save the files there, where I could get then back again if I needed to, but apparently it just saved the names and finds the rest somewhere else on my computer. What can I do to get this back?
HS7 ( talk) 17:25, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Some time ago I remember that I saw some very simple but funny one screen games. It showed only one picture and you had to discover something. For example, it was a room and you got to go out of it discovering a saw or other tool. Is there any name for this kind of game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quest09 ( talk • contribs) 19:13, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I have just updated my recent hardware (gaming PC) but getting a problem in system. Sometimes my system gets hanged in the middle of operation.And even worse it is constantly happening while playing game with standard recommendation. I suspect about the bus speed of RAM. Here is quick view:
Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 (Frontal Bus Speed or FBS 1333 MHz)
XFX play hard 750i SLI nForce Motherboard (FBS 1333 MHz)
RAM Transcend 2 GB (800 MHz)
So, is RAM with lower bus speed causing this "hanged" problem? There's a 1066MHz RAM available in the market. Thanks in advance-- 202.56.7.153 ( talk) 21:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Update: I have just tried to play Call of Duty 5. But within 10 minutes screen gets frozen again. I had no choice but pressing reset button. How can I rectify this problem without changing motherboard, processor and graphics card (because there's no possibility of changing them)? Should I get better PC Case or something else? -- 119.30.36.54 ( talk) 10:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series hardware monitor (before playing game)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series hardware monitor (after playing game)
I never overclock my system and don not know how to do it. I just let the shop's hardware technicians to assemble all the components after purchasing them. I assume they did not do any drastic change to the system. After having this trouble I brought all the components to that shop and had the system checked by them. Surprisingly, everything seemed fine as they have air conditioner in their testing room which provided sufficient air inside the PC case. My PC Case does not contain any single cooling fan except the fans on CPU / Graphics cards. The shop suggested me to buy this PC Case recommended by ATI which has better ventilation then the current one. Can PC case be the problem of overheating? I have met some people who had this problem and they solved it by adding additional cooling fan or changed the PC Case. One more thing, how can I understand my system or graphics are being overclocked? How can I reset them to default condition?-- 202.56.7.151 ( talk) 09:58, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
I've recently installed Ubuntu Linux on an old computer. I've never used Linux before. How can I diagnose the problem that the graphic card does not give any video - only the on-motherboard video works. I'd like to find out if the computer is aware that the graphics card is there, why it is not using it, is the card giving any error messages etc etc. I have another working computer, so I can burn boot cds and so on if needed. Thanks 78.149.188.94 ( talk) 23:30, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
lspci
lists all the pci, pcix, and agp devices; if the card is listed there, then linux can see it. Have you simply tried disabling the onboard video - some (most) motherboards can't cope with two graphics devices active at the same time.
87.112.22.255 (
talk) 23:54, 12 July 2009 (UTC)Thanks. Please explain how to use these commands. How do I open a command box? Do I just type in the commands above as written and press return? Thanks.
78.149.198.158 (
talk) 10:49, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
I have now found out how to do commands - use something called the "Terminal". I typed the lspci command in, and I got eight lines of information in responce. Only one line mentions anything to do with graphics: "00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC) (rev02)", and only one line mentions PCI: "00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Bridge (rev01)". Does that mean the computer is not aware there is a graphics card in one of the PCI slots? Using lspci -help I see that it has other sub-commands to access PCI: do I have to tell the computer to look at the PCI slot? I had an AGP graphics card in when I installed Ubuntu - the AGP card does not seem to work and may have been damaged in another computer.
I also tried the /var/log/Xorg.0.log command, but it gave the responce "Permission denied". Should I just bin the graphics cards and/or the motherboard? thanks 78.146.166.2 ( talk) 18:30, 13 July 2009 (UTC)