I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Rob2
I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all the files in my home directory are rob.rob permissions. I end up at the root directory where all homeless users end up Nvidia video doesn't work. I downloaded the latest binary from Nvidia and I don't know where it went on my computer.

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Craig Reyenga
PM Subject: I'm really upset with my new computer I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all the files in my home directory are rob.rob permissions. I end up at the root directory where all homeless users end up Nvidia video doesn't work. I downloaded the latest binary from

RE: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Jason Lavigne
This might help http://www.angermgmt.com/angertoolkit.html Jay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob2 Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: I'm really upset with my new computer I can't even log

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Jerry McAllister
on and file permissions work just fine) jerry -Craig - Original Message - From: Rob2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: I'm really upset with my new computer I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Loren M. Lang
- Original Message - From: Rob2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: I'm really upset with my new computer I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all the files in my home directory are rob.rob permissions. I end up

RE: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Wayne Sierke
Jerry McAllister wrote: I've heard that Sony and Dell don't support UNIX permissions on their proprietary hard drives. Stick with WinXP for now until a patch is committed into the source tree. That doesn't make any sense. No hard drive vendor supports UNIX permissions on their hard

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Kenneth Culver
Quoting Loren M. Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 02:09:15PM -0500, Craig Reyenga wrote: I've heard that Sony and Dell don't support UNIX permissions on their proprietary hard drives. Stick with WinXP for now until a patch is committed into the source tree. I'm a little confused on

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer'

2004-02-09 Thread Loren M. Lang
On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 09:41:07AM -0800, Rob2 wrote: I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all the files in my home directory are rob.rob permissions. I end up at the root directory where all homeless users end up What about permissions on /home, /usr, /usr/home? And the

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 02:43:22PM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: I've heard that Sony and Dell don't support UNIX permissions on their proprietary hard drives. Stick with WinXP for now until a patch is committed into the source tree. That doesn't make any sense. No hard

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER
The name of this list is FreeBSD-Questions. U, do you have a question? Chris Rob2 wrote: I can't even log in without permission errors, yet all the files in my home directory are rob.rob permissions. I end up at the root directory where all homeless users end up Nvidia video doesn't

Re: I'm really upset with my new computer

2004-02-09 Thread parv
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Rob2 thusly... Nvidia video doesn't work. I downloaded the latest binary from Nvidia and I don't know where it went on my computer. I'm just having a bad day. BTW Win XP is working flawlessly, just to rub it in. This is Dell 8600 laptop. I just needed