My computer's magic.
whyamihere
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I managed to annihilate the graphics drivers by doing a kernel update the other day. Irritating, but not the end of the world. This evening, I changed a boot option to load it into text mode when it booted, so that I could fix the graphics drivers, then reboot it normally and have lovely graphics.
Except it didn't boot into text mode. Oh no. It booted normally, into full graphics mode, with the driver working perfectly.
I have no idea how. It shouldn't have happened, at all. Ah well, it works.
Except it didn't boot into text mode. Oh no. It booted normally, into full graphics mode, with the driver working perfectly.
I have no idea how. It shouldn't have happened, at all. Ah well, it works.
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on my mac i press the "on" button and it works...... just like that.
isn't that amazing!0 -
same as i do with my PCs."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Same as I do on my computers, other than when I'm doing something which I'm fully aware may well break something.The Northern Monkey wrote:on my mac i press the "on" button and it works...... just like that.
isn't that amazing!
The best way of learning is to break things, and learn from it. Of course, if you're happy in your ignorance, then continue as you were...0 -
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Then you're clearly not playing with it enough.The Northern Monkey wrote:if it aint broke....0 -
whyamihere wrote:
Then you're clearly not playing with it enough.The Northern Monkey wrote:if it aint broke....
but is a Mac..... you cant they will not let you."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
My computer is magic. It does card tricks.0
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Typical mac userI don't do smileys.
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Raymondavalon wrote:cooldad wrote:
Typical mac user
Fail...
Totally - my pic vanished, it's the pc's fault.I don't do smileys.
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whyamihere wrote:I managed to annihilate the graphics drivers by doing a kernel update the other day. Irritating, but not the end of the world. This evening, I changed a boot option to load it into text mode when it booted, so that I could fix the graphics drivers, then reboot it normally and have lovely graphics.
Except it didn't boot into text mode. Oh no. It booted normally, into full graphics mode, with the driver working perfectly.
I have no idea how. It shouldn't have happened, at all. Ah well, it works.
those will be your standard/generic drivers being loaded automatically by a restore partition... Or something like that.
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The generic drivers were the problem, they fail for my 8 year old card, so i had to replace them... The kernel update brought them back.0
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whyamihere wrote:The generic drivers were the problem, they fail for my 8 year old card, so i had to replace them... The kernel update brought them back.
:shock: 8 years??? feckin hell. You must really like your pc/components....
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My laptop doubles as a toasted sandwich maker.0
