From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 28 17:05:15 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA16010 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 28 Jan 1996 17:05:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA16005 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 1996 17:05:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA08831; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:47:28 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199601290117.LAA08831@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation To: officeware@gnn.com (william howell) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:47:28 +1030 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199601251925.OAA31200@mail-e1a.gnn.com> from "william howell" at Jan 25, 96 01:24:46 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk william howell stands accused of saying: > I could do anything the system locked up. I the removed the boot > disk and tried to reboot from DOS on the hard drive, nothing > happened. It doesn't even go through the initial BISO boot > functions. Can't boot from DOS diskette or BSD diskette. Seems tha > the attempeted installation has done some damage to my hardware. > > Do you have any explanations ? Firstly, not "our company". Very few people here have any connections with Walnut Creek. Secondly, Bollocks. Your hardware may have expired, but it's not due to anything that the FreeBSD installer did. I'd be complaining to your PC vendor. > Bill Howell -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[