Subject: Re: is it hardware or software thats broken?
To: Dollar Bill's Dallas <dollarbillsdallas@comcast.net>
From: Paul (NCC/CS). <pts@bom.gov.au>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/20/2006 11:35:08
Dollar Bill's Dallas wrote:

> I don't know how I got on your sparc chat list but I'm getting about 50 a
> day maybe more
> I don't know what you need to do to get me off but I'll try to encourage you
> to do something soon
> You have no remedy for opting out of your list
> So next will come my porn collection-------maybe you'll like it maybe you
> wont the cheap ones have most of the viruses----sooooooo---get me off you
> rlist.



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P.






>
>
> Bill (Dollar Bill) Norcutt
> (214) 264-9000
> dollarbillsdallas@comcast.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul (NCC/CS)." <pts@bom.gov.au>
> To: "Greg Troxel" <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
> Cc: <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: is it hardware or software thats broken?
>
> > Greg Troxel wrote:
> >
> >> Can you run build.sh ok?  If so, and it's only pkgsrc builds that
> >> lose, that would make me think your hw is ok.
> >>
> >> not really relevant (U5 vs SS5), but maybe:
> >>
> >> I have an ultra5 that was stable on netbsd-2 for a long time and
> >> started crashing over night.  it turned out to be hardware, and
> >> swapping the cpu box fixed it.  I then built netbsd-3 and updated, and
> >> it's still fine.  When my father went scrounging in the spare U5 pile,
> >> he went through about 3 before he found one that would boot - which
> >> was surprising.
> >>
> >
> > thanks Greg.
> >
> > I've started from scratch as a few folks suggested my pkgsrc could
> > be hosed.
> >
> > If it fails i might try the build.sh.  Good idea.
> >
> > Interesting about your Dad though. It just shows that 3.0 is a bit
> > picky about what hardware it runs on.
> >
> > I've got 2.0 on as 3.0 won't have a bar of my machine.
> > It boots install kernel ok and installs fine.
> > Then GENERIC kernel on boot has a hernia.
> >
> > we'll see how this goes.
> > just started the new build with fresh install and fresh pkgsrc from Q1
> > 2006.
> >
> > chs,
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> --
> >>         Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
> >>
> >>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
> > --
> >
> > ____________________________________________
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> > Paul
> > Australian Bureau Of Meteorology
> > ____________________________________________
> >
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> >
> >
> > "In a world without walls and fences,
> > who needs windows and gates ?"
> >
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Paul
Australian Bureau Of Meteorology
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"In a world without walls and fences,
who needs windows and gates ?"