[sf-lug] NEED INFO ABOUT BOOT SECTOR, SPACE LIMITS

[Mikki]

Hi, all;

Well, this is getting no where.  I have no "exact data" byond what the message said.  I am aware that the boot partition is one thing, and the file space is another, but what the real difference is, requires a willingness to try to control the system, and that requires BASH.  I have enough dyslexia to trouble my English usage slightly, never mind trying something like BASH.  

So I will beg the questions, and just re-install the damaged OpSys.  

Thanks all

Bless All

Mikki


-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Paoli <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Jul 30, 2017 9:44 PM
>To: Mikki <mikkimc at earthlink.net>
>Cc: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
>Subject: Re: [sf-lug] NEED INFO ABOUT BOOT SECTOR, SPACE LIMITS
>
>Analogies often suck, but, e.g. like the difference between:
>
>"I'm getting a message that my car is inclined towards starboard curbs."
>vs.
>"When the car is moving forward and I depress the brake pedal,
>there's an indicator that says 'BRAKE' that lights up red on the
>instrument panel, there's a squealing that comes from the front right,
>and the car pulls to the right."
>And I checked the owner's manual, and it says when the "BRAKE"
>indicator lights up any time except when first turning key
>from "OFF" to "RUN" postion,
>to get the car to mechanic to check the brakes as there
>is some problem detected with the brakes.  I think maybe
>it's a brake problem?
>
>This would generally avoid wasted time along likely irrelevant line
>of questioning, e.g.:
>Have you checked the front end alignment?
>Is there air, and up to proper pressure, in the front right tire?
>
>> From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] NEED INFO ABOUT BOOT SECTOR, SPACE LIMITS
>> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:16:52 -0700
>
>> Quoting Mikki (mikkimc at earthlink.net):
>>
>>> Hello, Lug;
>>>
>>> I am getting a message that there is no more space at all in my boot sector.
>>
>> Mikki --
>>
>> Tell us a story, please.
>>
>> Vivid as you can, in proper time sequence.  And, as someone says, quote
>> any important diagnostic information such as diagnostic messages
>> _verbatim_, please.
>>
>> What you posted was, in effect, your interpretation.  Helpers cannot
>> work with that.  They're going to need the raw data, verbatim.
>