The Great Luser Shutdown part 2
OK, maybe I overexagerated just a bit.
G's original idea was to take a windows luser and put them in front of Knoppix to see what happens. Since Knoppix was about the only thing I could get running on my system, I didn't see much of a problem there, and decided to get all clever by suggesting we try some of the distros like Lycoris, Xandros, or Lindows.
Unable to find any ISO's of Xandros or Lindows, I decided to get really fucking clever by downloading Undeadlinux. Not exactly a distro for the fresh windows refugee, but probably the distribution with the most attitude per byte. Not to mention more spelling errors than one of my webtips.
I actually started preparing for this little adventure24 hours before Miss G actually arrived. Old HD out, fresh mini HD in, Lyoris burned, installed, and......
nothing.
System not found error.
Fuck that, lets try undead linux.
Repartition, reformat, and.....
faulty installation script.
Okay, I can deal with this, get the newest undead, burn it, and...
System not found error.
I am not the most clever guy, and fdisk and cfdisk still makes me kind of nervous. I realized I must be doing something wrong, but had no idea what so I figured I would see what windows did. Besides, it seemed like a good excuse to finally see if XP is really all that its cracked up to be.
Aside from the fact that the installation seemed to take forever, I have to admit I was impressed. It didn't make me restart the machine 162 times, recognized almost all of the hardware, and actually ran for more than 5 minutes without BSOD'ing on me.
It also gave me a raging migraine that took 2 parkamed and a blindfold to get rid of. That is one BRIGHT UI. I kept waiting for Tinky Winky or Po to wander across my screen and scream BIIIIIIG HUUUUUUUG. Where do you suppose MS hired their designers from, Playskool?
I wiped that drive faster than Shrub can say "Wheres my Daddy".
G's original idea was to take a windows luser and put them in front of Knoppix to see what happens. Since Knoppix was about the only thing I could get running on my system, I didn't see much of a problem there, and decided to get all clever by suggesting we try some of the distros like Lycoris, Xandros, or Lindows.
Unable to find any ISO's of Xandros or Lindows, I decided to get really fucking clever by downloading Undeadlinux. Not exactly a distro for the fresh windows refugee, but probably the distribution with the most attitude per byte. Not to mention more spelling errors than one of my webtips.
I actually started preparing for this little adventure24 hours before Miss G actually arrived. Old HD out, fresh mini HD in, Lyoris burned, installed, and......
nothing.
System not found error.
Fuck that, lets try undead linux.
Repartition, reformat, and.....
faulty installation script.
Okay, I can deal with this, get the newest undead, burn it, and...
System not found error.
I am not the most clever guy, and fdisk and cfdisk still makes me kind of nervous. I realized I must be doing something wrong, but had no idea what so I figured I would see what windows did. Besides, it seemed like a good excuse to finally see if XP is really all that its cracked up to be.
Aside from the fact that the installation seemed to take forever, I have to admit I was impressed. It didn't make me restart the machine 162 times, recognized almost all of the hardware, and actually ran for more than 5 minutes without BSOD'ing on me.
It also gave me a raging migraine that took 2 parkamed and a blindfold to get rid of. That is one BRIGHT UI. I kept waiting for Tinky Winky or Po to wander across my screen and scream BIIIIIIG HUUUUUUUG. Where do you suppose MS hired their designers from, Playskool?
I wiped that drive faster than Shrub can say "Wheres my Daddy".
daddyd - 9. Feb, 20:22
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