Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!amgraf!brian386!swl386!johno From: johno@swl386.uucp (john o'brien's account) Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1 Subject: questions/problems Message-ID: <1991Jun18.064145.3550@swl386.uucp> Date: 18 Jun 91 06:41:45 GMT Organization: SBRDM Software Lines: 13 One of my 3b1's 67mb,3M Ram, Combo Card, .5 meg plug-in board, Exp. box, etc has been having a few problems for some time. I have about decided to reload the OS from scratch but would like to try an easier solution if there is one. Number one is IMHO a definite hardware problem, that is that when the box sets for any extended length of time while logged in to an ID and I come in and try to logoff, it hangs on the bright screen just before the 'Welcome' prompt appears. The second is I believe a corrupted file somewhere, that is that when I try to do a shutdown from any ID (except root) I get an error msg and the shutdown does not happen. (I'll post tomorrow with the error if any one needs it, but I forgot it right now). Can anyone help. I hope to be able to buy a new HB for this machine sometime. I really love it and hope it runs forever. Thanks, John O'Brien (johno@swl_386)