From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 13 23:19:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 352D2106568C for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:19:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f227.google.com (mail-gx0-f227.google.com [209.85.217.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E02798FC3D for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:19:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk27 with SMTP id 27so1409371gxk.12 for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:19:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=UHZI91tOWEN96xP4PBOvMbsFfUnO1AjZTbJ/HxXN4Ro=; b=bVRrS0GA12jY3a/9aSY5P59wgYma5kwkI/lovGEDirzCvdGocCm04YHNR72nxigqSq i4GlNz5B6f5al59tzsrRiY5MyjOnwYbD5IqZHZskyLxLppp63lw2oYUK1fLcxZyhD1w5 dhtJnkisWMzOYzboCM2SijDCY9iNzJ+PmdRB8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DbshylsSAKhCRkpigQKlj0+qI/NmOsWA3hE0KbaRdnmU5tl4i/pLA6FQvW53yhsQIu JYRBdRbBgD+RD8kxRLEq2XjvExjDfv80v2JbTSxaNFddwoBxovgKywzfv/7qhqNwmEhx eP7QHU7wK1kek0/L4uxNhk8Jdmw/eS5zy2U7Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.131.1 with SMTP id e1mr1893808ybd.294.1250205583972; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:19:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A84659B.9000400@videotron.ca> References: <20090811173211.6FE4D106567B@hub.freebsd.org> <20090812193008.F19821@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <4A82A8D9.30406@videotron.ca> <20090812172704.GA27066@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <4A831DF7.9090506@videotron.ca> <20090812232810.GA37833@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <4A841AC2.1050809@videotron.ca> <20090813174057.GA1517@ei.bzerk.org> <4A84659B.9000400@videotron.ca> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:19:43 -0500 Message-ID: From: Neal Hogan To: PJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot sector f*ed X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:19:45 -0000 > Right now I'm just fixing up a new set up of 7.2 on another disk and > we'll see what that does. Then I will re-setup the files I had recoverd, > see if they work and then do a last and final install of everything and > see if that works. And if there is a problem then, then I will know for > sure that it is not a hardware problem. In using computers, in general, > over the past 20 plus years I have only had maybe 6 crashes... mostly > Winbloz and about 3 with FBSD - and only 1 was because of defective > hardware (a disk)... the rest was power outs and 1 erroneous shutdown... > not bad ... and I never lost irreplaceable files. :-) =A0 Took some time > to recover them, but recover did as recover should. > Oh, well, before I give it all up, I'm giving it one final shot. > PJ If I may . . . (again ;-), why is it not a hardware issue? You're a self-proclaimed, long-time fBSD user experiencing unforeseen circumstances and the folks attempting to help aren't noobs. So, it surely can't be a user/software issue ;-) . . . It sounds like you can get the files that you need/want and then go get some new stuff. It's not expensive anymore and frankly, it seems that this thread is doomed. I apologize, but I don't have time to read the lengthy explanations/rants/responses, but I think a new chapter in PJ's life is developing and I think that you/he/she should turn the page (I know, you're trying . . .). P.S. -- trim responses so we can get to the good stuff! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >