[aclug-L] Re: What!!!!!!

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 25 May 2000, you wrote:
> It looks to me like just a bunch of garbage was pasted to the shell...
> perhaps an aciddental cut-and-paste?
> 
> I think you'd be jumping to conclusions to say that this is evidence that a
> reinstallation is required.
> 
> As a matter of fact, there are VERY VERY VERY few instances when a
> reinstallation is required with Linux--usually only when you're having
> hardware problems.  It's rare to have a Linux system become so currupted
> that reinstallation is easier/faster than fixing the problem, unless it's
> due to hardware failure.


Ohhhh contrair.... I am very weak with trouble shooting linux, and I know how
to install!  Not that it is the proper way, but by myself, it is the easiest, I
have everything important to me on /home and I reinstall, and 15 minutes later I
have a working computer ----problems solved----> improperly, but solved :-)
( I know that John G. is groaning at his console as I type :-)  )
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 05:15:28AM -0500, Michael Holmes wrote:
> > 
> > Enclosed is a text file left on the screen after I had email trouble, can
> > anybody figure out what was up, do Ineed  to reinstall?
> > 
> >  -- 
> > Michael A. Holmes
> > ---------------------------
> > A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy
> > enough people to make it worth the effort
> > 
> >                                             Herm Albright
> > 
> > 
> > -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> > -- File: display.txt
> > 
> > sh: Current: command not found
> >                 [mike@localhost mike]$ Last OS error: 2
> >                 bash: Last: command not found
> >                 [mike@localhost mike]$ Current file position is 2263
> >                 bash: Current: command not found
> >                 [mike@localhost mike]$ Error: Execution of
> >                 bash: Error:: command not found
> >                 [mike@localhost mike]$ gs -dNODISPLAY -dQUIET 
> > -sPDFname=/home/mike/.kde/share/apps/kmail/tmp/kmail709/part2/Ind Acct.pdf 
> > -sDSCname=/tmp//kghostview959248381 pdf2dsc.ps -c quit
> >                 Error: /undefinedfilename in (Acct.pdf)
> >                 Operand stack:
> > 
> >                 Execution stack:
> >                    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   
> > --nostringval--
> >   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   2   3   
> > %oparray_pop
> >  --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   
> > --nostringval--   --nostringval:qhelp.txt*     For Vim version 5.6.  Last 
> > change: 2000 Jan 01
> > 
> >                                         VIM - main help file
> > 
> >          k            Move around:  Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left,
> > rrent allocation mode is local
> > Last OS error: 2
> > Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
> > Operand stack:
> >    (/home/mike/.kde/share/apps/kmail/tmp/kmail709/part2/Ind)   (r)
> > Execution stack:
> >    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   
> > --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   2   3   
> > %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   
> > %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray_pop   .runexec2   --nostringval--   
> > --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   
> > --nostringval--   --nostringval--
> > Dictionary stack:
> >    --dict:906/941(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:52/200(L)--   
> > --dict:78/127(G)--   --dict:139/152(G)--
> > Current allocation mode is local
> > Last OS error: 2
> > Current file position is 2263
> > Error: Execution of
> > gs -dNODISPLAY -dQUIET 
> > -sPDFname=/home/mike/.kde/share/apps/kmail/tmp/kmail709/part2/Ind Acct.pdf 
> > -sDSCname=/tmp//kghostview959248381 pdf2dsc.ps -c quit
> > failed.
> > 
> > :h
> > 
> > :w
> > :w >>disp.txt
> > 
> > 
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---------------------------
A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort

                                            Herm Albright

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