Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:15:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: gunnut@2ainfo.it Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Erratic computer behaviour Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807161414210.21519-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35AB6BE7.1D79C8E8@2ainfo.it>
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On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 gunnut@2ainfo.it wrote: > Dear Sir, > I am a new FBSD user and I have problem of inconsistent > computer behaviour.Let me make my point clearer; > 1-I tried several time to format floppy disk with error messages,today > all of a sudden not only I could format the floppy,but I succesfully > mounted a file system to it and copied files.The only problem it would > only have 855 kb insted of the 1316 expected (3.5" HD floppy) Bad floppy disk, perhaps? Or flaky floppy cable? > 2-I have a HP Laserjet 4000 I set up the various file and it would make > a test and print fine,after a week it was a dead duck > I could not get it to work with the lpr command I switched to lpd > command and it started to print again.A few days later it works using > lpr. lpd != lpr; lpd is the server and lpr the client. Note that LaserJets with JetDirect cards won't accept jobs while they are printing. > 3-Unmounting cdrom I find it necessary at times to repeat the same > command 2,3 times before execution. I've never had that problem. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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