Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!boulder!ccncsu!hemstree From: hemstree@handel.CS.Colostate.Edu (charles he hemstreet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Crashed my NeXT, help... Message-ID: Date: 26 Oct 90 23:51:40 GMT References: Sender: news@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU Distribution: na Organization: Colorado State University, CS Dept. Lines: 39 In-reply-to: hemstree@handel.CS.Colostate.Edu's message of 24 Oct 90 23:00:11 GMT This is in response to my posting. Thanks for all your help net, appreciate the advice given. I ended up taking the advice of a NeXT tech supportman (thank you Allen Markum - sorry if I spelled your name wrong) and he suggested to rebuild my od. I took it our campus rep and he made me a fresh copy (thank you Doug Pattie Colorado State's campus NeXT rep), and we are all happy, right? :-) As for the od failing. This was due to the odisk being stored in the odrive while being transported. (I don't know how they did it. I wasn't there when it happened.) Thanks again, Charles From: hemstree@handel.CS.Colostate.Edu (charles he hemstreet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Date: 24 Oct 90 23:00:11 GMT Distribution: na Organization: Colorado State University, CS Dept. Here's my story: I have a NeXT cube. I recently crashed my optical drive and disk and so had to install a new one of both. The new disk has version 1.0 software, and was running in one user mode (no password for root or me accounts). I took the time to install an account for myself, and then I gave root a password. I did logout (forgetting to give the me account a password) and now my NeXT only gives a blank screen when I power up. If someone could offer me a solution to my dilemma, I would be greatly appreciative! -- !===========================================================================! ! Charles H. Hemstreet IV !internet: hemstree@handel.cs.Colostate.Edu ! ! Colorado State University ! "am I suppose to say something funny??" ! !===========================================================================!