From owner-freebsd-bugs Sat Dec 6 23:00:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA20426 for bugs-outgoing; Sat, 6 Dec 1997 23:00:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA20408; Sat, 6 Dec 1997 23:00:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 23:00:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199712070700.XAA20408@hub.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs Cc: From: Tim Vanderhoek Subject: Re: misc/5241: Your program screwed up my computer big time. Reply-To: Tim Vanderhoek Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The following reply was made to PR misc/5241; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tim Vanderhoek 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.