Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 23:00:01 -0800 (PST) From: Tim Vanderhoek <tim@ppp1636.on.bellglobal.com> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: misc/5241: Your program screwed up my computer big time. Message-ID: <199712070700.XAA20408@hub.freebsd.org>
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From: Tim Vanderhoek <tim@ppp1636.on.bellglobal.com>
To: wshs_chat@yahoo.com
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/5241: Your program screwed up my computer big time.
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:10:47 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 6 Dec 1997 wshs_chat@yahoo.com wrote:
> >Description:
> My computer won't work, it won't boot, etc. I am using another computer.
> >How-To-Repeat:
> Boot with the copy of FreeBSD bootdisk I'm using
This doesn't appear to be a problem with FreeBSD. Whatever
happened between when you booted with the FreeBSD bootdisk and
afterwards sounds hardware-related. The exception is if you did
actually try installing FreeBSD and (for example) installed over
whatever existing OS you may have had. Unfortunately, there is a
limited amount we can do to prevent such configuration-related
problems, which is the major you are instructed to backup first.
However, if, as you say, it simply won't boot (ie. even inserting
your trusty DOS boot disk), then FreeBSD is simply very unlikely
to be at fault.
And, of course, your how-to-repeat isn't really much use,
anyways. Obviously it doesn't repeat on most (any?) computers.
If it's repeatable, then there's something special about your
setup, your hardware, etc.
--
tIM...HOEk
OPTIMIZATION: the process of using many one-letter variables names
hoping that the resultant code will run faster.
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