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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:53:49 -0500 (EST)
From: interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
To: Mark Knipfer <adam@choice.net>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD v2.1.7
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Please post the specs of your computer.


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On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote:

> To Whom It Concerns:
> 
> I purchased FreeBSD v2.1.7 CD-ROM (2-set) a couple weeks ago and have been
> trying ever since to install it on my system.  I heard from some other FreeBSD
> users that my computer may be incompatible, which I have found out was untrue
> and FreeBSD should work on my without problems.
> 
> Before and ever since that I have heard that, FreeBSD v2.1.7 has not installed
> on the system.  It does load to a point and receive various errors:
> 
>     * missing files or permission denied while loading from the cd-rom's
> 
>     * missing kernel routines or distributions from the cd (filename.tgz
>       files)
> 
>     * debugging mode not permitted to run on this version.
> 
>     * can not create user profile (when the install.txt file tells you need
>       to create a profile for yourself)
> 
>     * system lock ups when loading FreeBSD v2.1.7 which errors stating that
>       kernel has errors or damaged operating system.
> 
> and so on witht the errors.  I have spent the last 1-2 weeks trying to load
> this operating system which seems not want to load on my system.
> 
> I remember reading on the web page that there is a 30-day money back guarantee,
> hassle free.  I would like send this cd-rom set back (FreeBSD v2.1.7) and
> receive my money back since it has taken up so much of my time, and getting no
> where.
> 
> I hope that this message is not ignored like the rest of my support e-mail
> messages that I have written for assistance.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark Knipfer
> President of Adam Computer Services
> mailto: adam@choice.net
>