Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 22:31, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:21:38 -0700: > > > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 20:23, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > > Fmmmfpfmffmpmpmppffp mmmpppmpm Mpffmfmmfpmp Opfmpfmpf! > > > > I think I've seen that one. It was in the early win98 disks for > > Hangul(korean)Win98 the "help" files where in a mixture of English > > Korean and Gibberish. > > You can read such in every manual sheet of those cheap electric > household devices you buy at Woolworth or Walmart in Germany. As German > consumer laws demand that every product which needs a manual has to have > this manual in German language, those people in Korea or Taiwan or China > just let Babelfish do the translation. You can imagine what that looks > like. > > Every stand-up comedian knows at least a couple of lines from those > manuals. > > wobo Like the infamous "These Knives sharp, please keep out of children." James > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:21:38 -0700: > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 20:23, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > Fmmmfpfmffmpmpmppffp mmmpppmpm Mpffmfmmfpmp Opfmpfmpf! > > I think I've seen that one. It was in the early win98 disks for > Hangul(korean)Win98 the "help" files where in a mixture of English > Korean and Gibberish. You can read such in every manual sheet of those cheap electric household devices you buy at Woolworth or Walmart in Germany. As German consumer laws demand that every product which needs a manual has to have this manual in German language, those people in Korea or Taiwan or China just let Babelfish do the translation. You can imagine what that looks like. Every stand-up comedian knows at least a couple of lines from those manuals. wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 20:23, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:51:28 -0700: > > > Can you imagine a blue screen of death in the SouthPark edition *grin* > > Or a help text from Kenny? > Fmmmfpfmffmpmpmppffp mmmpppmpm Mpffmfmmfpmp Opfmpfmpf! I think I've seen that one. It was in the early win98 disks for Hangul(korean)Win98 the "help" files where in a mixture of English Korean and Gibberish. James > > wobo > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 20:16, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:50:17 -0700: > > > A study in Korea a few years back found that as a group Baby > > Boomers (the post WWII born) tend to be the most confounded by > > technology. > > Hmm, that counts me in (born 1946). So that's why I never curse at my > computer. It's sheer fear of what it could do to me in my sleep! > > wobo Well ya got me by 10, but if you think about it. How many of your friends can't figure out how to open a file or program that isn't iconized on their desktop? However my Mom (68) is a Unix (Qnix) user. *grin* James > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:51:28 -0700: > Can you imagine a blue screen of death in the SouthPark edition *grin* Or a help text from Kenny? Fmmmfpfmffmpmpmppffp mmmpppmpm Mpffmfmmfpmp Opfmpfmpf! wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
James Sparenberg schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:50:17 -0700: > A study in Korea a few years back found that as a group Baby > Boomers (the post WWII born) tend to be the most confounded by > technology. Hmm, that counts me in (born 1946). So that's why I never curse at my computer. It's sheer fear of what it could do to me in my sleep! wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 06:31, Brian Parish wrote: > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 22:25, ed tharp wrote: > > > > > > BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over > > > Linux at the end of this year: > > > http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm > > > > > > wobo > > is that for real? the barbie stuff? > > > Absolutely! In fact there is also a companion South Park version in > which fsck is spelled correctly. ;-) Can you imagine a blue screen of death in the SouthPark edition *grin* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 06:25, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Glen Kjærulff schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:37:55 +0200: > > > no its a joke, read it again. > > [quote] > "Most girls up through adult women become frightened and confused, often > hysterical when presented with a traditional command prompt," Cesterino > explained. > [unquote] > > Where is the joke in that? Sounds pretty realistic as far as my > experiences with middle-aged female workerbees in office environments > go. > > And as far as I know Mattel (I know the German branch near Frankfurt, > Germany) and the attitude of the company this BarbieOS sounds really > realistic as well. > > wobo Wobo, A study in Korea a few years back found that as a group Baby Boomers (the post WWII born) tend to be the most confounded by technology. The childeren of Baby Boomers and the parents of Baby Boomers are the most proficient because they aren't afraid of doing something wrong. They know that in the end a re-install or a reset will fix everything. Nothing really breaks. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 05:10, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > ed tharp schrieb am 12 Oct 2003 07:50:17 -0400: > > > > I gave him 3 points as a first aid: > > > > > > 1. Try a text installation > > > 2. Monitor the tty2 and tty4 logs for further error messages > > > 3. Maybe the CDs I burned on my machine don't work 100% on his CD > > > drive. > > > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > > > wobo > > > > > imho, all three of your answers are dead on. > > I bet his cd reader is over 3 years old, well used. > > He just phoned me and told me that he tried again this morning and > everything worked well without errors. He even sent his first mail from > Linux (Evolution, HTML formatted!). Proves he knows how to read config files... now teach him why it shouldn't be html *grin* > > Maybe a hickup of the cd drive? :) > > Anyhow, Linux is spreading! > > BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over > Linux at the end of this year: > http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm No problem. The more the merrier. > > wobo > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
> > is that for real? the barbie stuff? > Absolutely! In fact there is also a companion South Park version > in which fsck is spelled correctly. ;-) LOL! -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
At 15.25 12/10/2003, you wrote: Where is the joke in that? Sounds pretty realistic as far as my experiences with middle-aged female workerbees in office environments go. And as far as I know Mattel (I know the German branch near Frankfurt, Germany) and the attitude of the company this BarbieOS sounds really realistic as well. A friend of mine told me that it's a fake, he heard it on IRC. Do you think that a similar device would need DISK PARTITIONING??? Olaf Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 22:25, ed tharp wrote: > > > > BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over > > Linux at the end of this year: > > http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm > > > > wobo > is that for real? the barbie stuff? > Absolutely! In fact there is also a companion South Park version in which fsck is spelled correctly. ;-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
Glen Kjærulff schrieb am Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:37:55 +0200: > no its a joke, read it again. [quote] "Most girls up through adult women become frightened and confused, often hysterical when presented with a traditional command prompt," Cesterino explained. [unquote] Where is the joke in that? Sounds pretty realistic as far as my experiences with middle-aged female workerbees in office environments go. And as far as I know Mattel (I know the German branch near Frankfurt, Germany) and the attitude of the company this BarbieOS sounds really realistic as well. wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
> > > BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over > > Linux at the end of this year: > > http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm > > > > wobo > is that for real? the barbie stuff? > no its a joke, read it again. /Glen -- Glen Kjærulff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 08:10, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > ed tharp schrieb am 12 Oct 2003 07:50:17 -0400: > > > > I gave him 3 points as a first aid: > > > > > > 1. Try a text installation > > > 2. Monitor the tty2 and tty4 logs for further error messages > > > 3. Maybe the CDs I burned on my machine don't work 100% on his CD > > > drive. > > > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > > > wobo > > > > > imho, all three of your answers are dead on. > > I bet his cd reader is over 3 years old, well used. > > He just phoned me and told me that he tried again this morning and > everything worked well without errors. He even sent his first mail from > Linux (Evolution, HTML formatted!). > > Maybe a hickup of the cd drive? :) > > Anyhow, Linux is spreading! > > BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over > Linux at the end of this year: > http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm > > wobo is that for real? the barbie stuff? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
ed tharp schrieb am 12 Oct 2003 07:50:17 -0400: > > I gave him 3 points as a first aid: > > > > 1. Try a text installation > > 2. Monitor the tty2 and tty4 logs for further error messages > > 3. Maybe the CDs I burned on my machine don't work 100% on his CD > > drive. > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > wobo > > > imho, all three of your answers are dead on. > I bet his cd reader is over 3 years old, well used. He just phoned me and told me that he tried again this morning and everything worked well without errors. He even sent his first mail from Linux (Evolution, HTML formatted!). Maybe a hickup of the cd drive? :) Anyhow, Linux is spreading! BTW: We'll have to face a whole lot of little girls swarming all over Linux at the end of this year: http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Error during installation (RC2)
On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 01:15, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Hi, > > Yesterday I presented Mandrake Linux to some guys and gave them a copy > of the RC2 CDs from which I installed on 2 machines without problems. So > the ISOs are correct. > > One of them started right away as soon as he came home and mailed: > > During 'System installation' an error occurred: > --- > /mnt/tmp/drakx-images/pubbeta-CLUB.png.small.png: Image file > '/mnt/tmp/drakx-images/pubbeta-CLUB.png.small.png' contains no data. > --- > > I don't know his machine or any other information. > > I gave him 3 points as a first aid: > > 1. Try a text installation > 2. Monitor the tty2 and tty4 logs for further error messages > 3. Maybe the CDs I burned on my machine don't work 100% on his CD drive. > > Any other suggestions? > > wobo > imho, all three of your answers are dead on. I bet his cd reader is over 3 years old, well used. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Error during installation (RC2)
Hi, Yesterday I presented Mandrake Linux to some guys and gave them a copy of the RC2 CDs from which I installed on 2 machines without problems. So the ISOs are correct. One of them started right away as soon as he came home and mailed: During 'System installation' an error occurred: --- /mnt/tmp/drakx-images/pubbeta-CLUB.png.small.png: Image file '/mnt/tmp/drakx-images/pubbeta-CLUB.png.small.png' contains no data. --- I don't know his machine or any other information. I gave him 3 points as a first aid: 1. Try a text installation 2. Monitor the tty2 and tty4 logs for further error messages 3. Maybe the CDs I burned on my machine don't work 100% on his CD drive. Any other suggestions? wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
