From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 17 13:45:42 2012 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 474D21065782 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from j65nko@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qw0-f47.google.com (mail-qw0-f47.google.com [209.85.216.47]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE2468FC0A for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qadz30 with SMTP id z30so929942qad.13 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:45:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=meksaKd2PsXk/avyzfiArAHmZxCO/GAmmPuSOnpvSik=; b=xB2QUTY71U0Ri3axWlqgZxyIzoj+hp36QnbEQLH2VtxsjOrfvVXwAXOrFF13MEgKdS Xam/UALz0k23Rg15dStqRxOyY/My1G0fPSIA2CsKKNMoB+G0RANHKsmBcVPR+kqgFXUI lT0whPkWVIN17hAE3bLc5SdtdH+qOW+ZctT64= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.69.70 with SMTP id y6mr4815992qci.48.1329484477986; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:14:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.24.17 with HTTP; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:14:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120217004244.GA22730@thought.org> References: <20120217004244.GA22730@thought.org> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:14:37 +0100 Message-ID: From: J65nko To: Gary Kline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: note on my messed up 2003 dell 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: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:42 -0000 Replacing the old battery with a new one usually solves this kind of problem. I just did this yesterday ;) On 2/17/12, Gary Kline wrote: > > guys, this is just a FWIW, but it's worth bearing in mind. i just > tried to change the bios settings so that the old computer would > boot from CD first. no-joy. long-story short, months in the garage > or just-age must have ruined this box. > > -- > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix > Voice By Computer (for Universal Access): http:/www.thought.org/vbc > The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org > Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >