I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence to bring your bbs back up when it crashes. Could anyone name some good options for a Windows 10 machine?
I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence to
bring your bbs back up when it crashes. Could anyone name some good options for a Windows 10 machine?
Sys64738 wrote to All <=-
I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence
to bring your bbs back up when it crashes.
Could anyone name some good options for a Windows 10 machine?
it runs Synchronet. I have that checker program set up in Task Manager to run every 10 minutes.
Years ago, when I was running GT Power under dial-up and DOS 5, a friend of mine rigged up a relay with the answering machine, and hooked it to the computer tower. If the BBS had locked up, and the phone just rang, when
the answering machine kicked in, it'd trigger the relay, and reboot the computer. Then, I had it set where it would automatically reload the BBS.
The thing is with Windows 10, you have to "login", with a PIN, or something else...and it usually takes awhile for everything with Windows
10 to boot back up.
I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence to bring your bbs back up when it crashes. Could anyone name some good options for a Windows 10 machine?
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it runs Synchronet. I have that checker program set up in Task
Manager to run every 10 minutes.
I set up "Restart On Crash v1.6.3" to do that, but it doesn't seem to be very reliable. Could you share with me the program that you use?
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Years ago, when I was running GT Power under dial-up and DOS 5, a friend of mine rigged up a relay with the answering machine, and hooked it to the computer tower. If the BBS had locked up, and the phone just rang, when
the answering machine kicked in, it'd trigger the relay, and reboot the computer. Then, I had it set where it would automatically reload the BBS.
Wow! That's some real MacGyver type stuff! Bravo! lol
The thing is with Windows 10, you have to "login", with a PIN, or something else...and it usually takes awhile for everything with Windows
10 to boot back up.
Well, I was mainly referring to recovering from a bbs software rather
than the entire machine. I believe I have the machine crash problem covered.
I do not. My BBS doesn't crash.
Format the drive and install your favorite flavor of Linux. See above regarding not crashing. ;-)
Daryl Stout wrote to Gamgee <=-
I do not. My BBS doesn't crash.
You just jinxed yourself. I've never known a Sysop whose
computer does not crash 5 minutes after they go on vacation.
Format the drive and install your favorite flavor of Linux. See above regarding not crashing. ;-)
To me, Linux users have a penguin fetish. <G>
The thing is with Windows 10, you have to "login", with a PIN, or something else...and it usually takes awhile for everything with Windows
10 to boot back up.
You just jinxed yourself. I've never known a Sysop whose
computer does not crash 5 minutes after they go on vacation.
Haha! You need to get to know some non-Windoze folks... :-)
I've actually been on vacation for almost a week. Seriously, my BBS
has never crashed.
I do like penguins, no doubt. I prefer to call it a
stability/reliability fetish. :-)
The thing is with Windows 10, you have to "login", with a PIN, or something else...and it usually takes awhile for everything with Windows
10 to boot back up.
You can disable that (and auto-login as a specific user).
Daryl Stout wrote to Gamgee <=-
You just jinxed yourself. I've never known a Sysop whose
computer does not crash 5 minutes after they go on vacation.
Haha! You need to get to know some non-Windoze folks... :-)
I think another area Sysop is running his system under Linux.
I'll have to get with him sometime. But, with him changing jobs,
and the holidays coming up, that might be a bit difficult.
I've actually been on vacation for almost a week. Seriously, my BBS
has never crashed.
You are blessed in that regard.
I do like penguins, no doubt. I prefer to call it a
stability/reliability fetish. :-)
LOL.
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Rob,
The thing is with Windows 10, you have to "login", with a PIN, or something else...and it usually takes awhile for everything with Windows 10 to boot back up.
You can disable that (and auto-login as a specific user).
The problem there is that I have an external USB drive that I use for
data backups, and Windows 10 thinks one can boot from that. So, when I
reset the system, I have to temporarily disconnect the USB cable from
the computer tower, so the system can boot up. Offhand, I'm not sure
how to disable that.
Daryl Stout wrote to Sys64738 <=-
Years ago, when I was running GT Power under dial-up and DOS 5, a
friend of mine rigged up a relay with the answering machine, and hooked
it to the computer tower. If the BBS had locked up, and the phone just rang, when the answering machine kicked in, it'd trigger the relay, and reboot the computer. Then, I had it set where it would automatically reload the BBS.
I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence to bring your
bbs back up when it crashes. Could anyone name some good options for a Windows
10 machine?
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Isn't that enough of a reason (among many others) to avoid using their product(s)?
I assume that you all use some sort of reboot or restart sequence
to bring your bbs back up when it crashes. Could anyone name some
good options for a Windows 10 machine?
The problem there is that I have an external USB drive that I use
for data backups, and Windows 10 thinks one can boot from that.
So, when I reset the system, I have to temporarily disconnect the
USB cable from the computer tower, so the system can boot up.
Offhand, I'm not sure how to disable that.
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Isn't that enough of a reason (among many others) to avoid using their product(s)?
It certainly is for me.
Unfortunately, most all of the programs I use with my hobbies
are Windows based...there are no Linux equivalents.
Unfortunately, most all of the programs I use with my hobbies
are Windows based...there are no Linux equivalents.
Would you be willing to expand on this? I'm deeply curious. Don't get
me wrong, there are software available on Windows and Mac where Linux equivalents don't cut it, but I'm not aware of types of software with no equivalent for *nix. Of course there's also WINE, which may or may not work.
Tracker1 wrote to Gamgee <=-
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Isn't that enough of a reason (among many others) to avoid using their product(s)?
It certainly is for me.
Oh, like Linux? (SystemD, Budgie, Gnome 40, KDE Neon, etc).
If you want a stagnated OS, you should probably just run
TempleOS.
Unfortunately, most all of the programs I use with my hobbies
are Windows based...there are no Linux equivalents.
Would you be willing to expand on this? I'm deeply curious. Don't get
me wrong, there are software available on Windows and Mac where Linux
equivalents don't cut it, but I'm not aware of types of software with
no equivalent for *nix. Of course there's also WINE, which may or may
not work.
I'm not the one who wrote that, but I feel like I'm in the same
situation. One piece of software I've used recently is Topaz Labs
Video Enhance AI, which uses AI to upscale videos. It's not available
for Linux, and I'm not sure there is a good alternative.
Sometimes I enjoy PC games as well, and often, a PC game just isn't available for Linux. One recent PC game I've enjoyed is Microsoft
Flight Simulator 2020, which is only available for Windows (or Xbox).
X-Plane 11 is available for Linux though, but sometimes you just want
to play a specific game. There are other PC games that just aren't available for Linux.
I think it would definitely help if there were more Linux versions of
the same software available for Windows and Mac.
One example is photo editing software. There is photo editing
software for Linux, but often you have to look for alternatives
to what you might use on Windows.
I have a Nikon camera, and I sometimes use Nikon's "Capture NX-D"
software to make edits to my raw photos. Nikon Capture NX-D is not
available for Linux, so I'd have to find an alternative. It would be
nice if NX-D was available for Linux so I could use the same program.
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Isn't that enough of a reason (among many others) to avoid using
their product(s)?
It certainly is for me.
Oh, like Linux? (SystemD, Budgie, Gnome 40, KDE Neon, etc).
Not exactly sure where you're coming from on this... To clarify,
I use (only) Linux, but use *NONE* of the items you listed there.
If you want a stagnated OS, you should probably just run
TempleOS.
Again, rather confusing... Where did you get the stupid idea that
I wanted a stagnated OS?
Tracker1 wrote to Gamgee <=-
But, Microsoft doesn't believe in the philosophy "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it".
Isn't that enough of a reason (among many others) to avoid using
their product(s)?
It certainly is for me.
Oh, like Linux? (SystemD, Budgie, Gnome 40, KDE Neon, etc).
Not exactly sure where you're coming from on this... To clarify,
I use (only) Linux, but use *NONE* of the items you listed there.
What Distro and desktop environment are you using then?
If you want a stagnated OS, you should probably just run
TempleOS.
Again, rather confusing... Where did you get the stupid idea that
I wanted a stagnated OS?
You don't want anything to change.
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