Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:27:23 -0500 From: Bill Barnes <bbarnes@operamail.com> To: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>, George Cox <gjvc@extremis.demon.co.uk>, space <space@dsl-only.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: your program is looking really shitty Message-ID: <389943D3@operamail.com>
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WHEN, OH, WHEN WILL THIS NONSENSE FALL OFF THE LIST? >===== Original Message From Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> ===== >Getting Angry and frustrated accomplishes sod all. > >Please attach a copy of the log files so we can help you > >On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, George Cox wrote: >> At 01:31 PM 14/01/00 -0800, somebody wrote: >> >> >From the start of thing I wanted to try a Unix platform out, so I tried >> >> That's good! >> >> >> >linux different flavors, all crap to me I try Fbsd out "hay this looks >> >pretty nice, put to gether with a little more thought," >> >> That's was one of my first impressions too. >> >> >> >Well the father I get into playing with it the more this shit sucks. >> >> That's the first time I've heard of a priest installing a BSD UNIX. >> Wouldn't he uhh, like, have 'issues' with the daemons and everything? >> >> >> >I buy the cdrom v.3.3 of fbsd, all go well, compiling the kernel works >> >unlike linux, so I was very happy to say the least. no I try to up >> >grade, fine that turn out to be a crock of shit, not going into details. >> >> Ah. Right. Gotcha! You can't write to this mailing list and "not go into >> details". That's rather the point of the whole thing. Without knowing the >> details of your problem, we can't help you. Fortunately, in this case, the >> problem became apparent. >> >> >> >this makes me made, well think that it must be me, >> >> You never know. >> >> >> >I format install the basic install, then cvsup upgrade again that go ok, >> >> Excellent. You appear to know how to drive cvsup -- this means you are an >> intelligent being who wishes to stay up-to-date with the latest bugfixes >> and what-have-you. You've downloaded the cvsup 16.1 binaries (knowing that >> this latest release has a bugfix which can speed things up), and you've >> read the example files in /usr/share/examples/cvsup >> >> >> >hay I just upgraded the same fucking version how nice. >> >> Hmmm, You did not mention performing the 'make world' routine, where one >> does >> >> cd /usr/src && make world >> >> and then either says 'woooo, look at it go', or does something else for an >> hour or two, depending on how fast your computer is. Don't forget to make >> and install a new kernel as well. If you don't do these two steps, all >> you've done is updated the source code, but haven't compiled and installed >> new binaries -- hence your system will indeed be running the version as >> before cvsupping, which as you say, is nice. >> >> >> >well fuck this, download and install 3.3 since I have no access to the >> >> Mmmmkay, why did you bother downloading version 3.3 when you've got it on >> CD? Did you accidently put the 3.3 CDs in the microwave when making a >> snack? I've done that a few times in the past. But only with dodgy 80s >> punk CDs. And only then when I was drunk. >> >> >> >site for 3.4 or all fucken links are broken, so I them try to install some >> >packages from the net, error out the ass downloads the file then error >> >depends failed yada yada, >> >> We feel your pain. It is the pain caused by laughing too much. >> >> >> >I really fill for the money I spent I got Shit and a lot of it, the files >> >the book that come with the os say to use this file on the cd and the >> >isn't even their, >> >> What? You're not making sense. What files? The CD is no longer theirs -- >> you purchased it from the vendor. That means it's yours. Unless you stole >> it. But you didn't say you _did_ steal it, so that's OK I guess. Maybe I >> should call the police _just_in_case_. >> >> >> >that was ok with me because I could fine other was around the issue. >> >> A that sentence should what be? >> >> >> >but this crape of the MAIN freebsd.org site doesn't have the file to >> >download on 1 of the 6 sites in the mirrored use does, Hmmm At least NWx >> >and Ms$ don't have shit links and fails advertisement as you do. I have >> >seen more failures with this os then with NT or Novell, >> >> OK. Enough of this retardation. Formulate your question clearly and >> concisely and we'll do what we can to help. As well as calling the >> authorities. >> >> >> gjvc >> >> -- >> [gjvc] >> In god we're trussed >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >-- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, a free web-based service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser - http://www.operasoftware.com ------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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