Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 10:12:16 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot failure Message-ID: <20090808101216.42d3813c@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20090808133825.GA74006@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <4A7B1B41.7090507@unsane.co.uk> <4d4e09680908061733v21602321x252a7111a7648ad6@mail.gmail.com> <4A7C074C.9060303@unsane.co.uk> <4d4e09680908070708x635dcd80ha96a61e9c71b0b6b@mail.gmail.com> <4d4e09680908070708i286b98a7j6f03725a848ae83c@mail.gmail.com> <20090807153027.GA39621@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <4d4e09680908070847jfed3447v4863b7637585f54@mail.gmail.com> <20090807212050.GB48236@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <ade45ae90908071439p6903aaa0ve9acd4ff3223c827@mail.gmail.com> <4d4e09680908080453i316e1f3buc00f3d0d8477794b@mail.gmail.com> <20090808133825.GA74006@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:38:25 +0200 Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 07:53:40AM -0400, Identry wrote: > > >> Looks like your hardware is dying/dead. > > > > > > Sadly, I agree. > <snip> > > > I'd get to the point of swapping hardware one at a time until it > > > fixes, or until you exhaust your options. =A0Have any kind of > > > support contract with the OEM? > >=20 > > I do have a support contract and I'm going to dump this right in > > their lap. Two machines we bought from them -- pretty expensive > > ones -- and both have had hardware failures. And they are only a > > couple of years old. I'm not too happy with them at the moment. >=20 > For computers, that is already old these days. At $WORK the Dell > computers (both desktops and servers AFAIK) that we use are ditched at > the first problem after the warranty runs out which is after three > years, I believe. >=20 > Roland Given the concept of: "Planned (?) Obsolescence", that is probably a wise decision. The problem is that FBSD does not always either partially or fully support new hardware. Updating in such a scenario should therefore be undertaken with extreme care. For example, nVidia cards with 64 bit drivers are not supported in FBSD. Personally, I love nVidia cards; however, this problem has caused me to put off updating my systems temporarily. However, if this problem is not rectified soon, I might have to consider a different OS. Considering that nVidia is already shipping drivers for Win7, both 32 & 64 bit, the fact that they are not supported in FBSD is rather pathetic. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics. Susan Sontag
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