whistlepunk Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Anyone know how to load this beast? I've loaded the discs three times now. When rebooting to start the system it stalls on: finding module dependencys _ just sits there and blinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 contact snoboy, the open source expert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 you might have some non-standard hardware of some sort? when i created a dual boot system a couple years ago it was kind of tempramental with certain devices attached to the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hard to believe that you would be trask whistlepunk. You're too civilized... are you on sedatives? Anyway, based on my own experience with I would have to agree that it is probably there is probably a hardware or hardware compatiblity issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 FEDORA baby!!! But sorry I can't help you. There are many internet forums about LINUX though, maybe someone on one of those could help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 red hat. aint that the linux for dummies version? wtf? maybe you outta stick with apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Linux is for Churchill lovers. An alternative for no good reason other than "it's not Microsoft." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 you might have some non-standard hardware of some sort? when i created a dual boot system a couple years ago it was kind of tempramental with certain devices attached to the machine. The beauty of quality open-source operating systems. Non-standard hardware? Clearly the right thing for the software to do is simply not boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Josh, It's never been more obvious you don't know WTF you're saying. And that's saying something. Seriously. I can manipulate data and programs WAY more efficiently... Eat my shell script biatche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Windows also has problems with strange hardware (like older slide scanners, for example). The issue is often the OEM drivers that come bundled with the OS, not the OS itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 you might have some non-standard hardware of some sort? when i created a dual boot system a couple years ago it was kind of tempramental with certain devices attached to the machine. The beauty of quality open-source operating systems. Non-standard hardware? Clearly the right thing for the software to do is simply not boot. At least you can find a patch, expect to see one soon (or write it). As for Microshit software, gotta love the blue screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Ha! I know, I'm just trying to cause a shitstorm. I'm sure Linux is better for plenty, but I loved watching a bunch of friends try to shed MS for linux "on the desktop" and fuck around with it for weeks only to switch back. I love hearing about the blue screen, but I know sooooo many more people that end up having bitch fits about crap with Linux than actually get the blue screen. MS has gotten way better about releasing patches. I've got nothing against Linux, I just use whatever fits my needs better and in my expierence linux on the desktop is pretty much a fantasy at this point. The fact that you mention "writing" patch just further proves my point...Linux is still in the realm of the elite, it isn't worthwhile for the other 99.9% of the computer using population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Dood, I bet you don't even know what your donaim name is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 At least you can find a patch, expect to see one soon (or write it). As for Microshit software, gotta love the blue screen... It's like .0000001% of the worlds population that could find and install a patch, nevermind write their own. Microsfot OSs are for folks who don't have the time to dink around and need to get real, revenue generating work done. I haven't had a 'blue screen of death' for a good couple of years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Or you can get real, revenue-generating work done by dinking around and writing software for Linux. Like I'm doing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 OS X, ya cocksuckers. How ya like them Apples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 OS X, ya cocksuckers. How ya like them Apples? i had to use that fuking os in order to play tunes on my latest toy (i.e.: ipod beeyotch). sposed to be unix based but i dont really know wtf the kernal is. i hate the one mouse clicker thingy that mac makes u use. kina tarded. but kina cool too. i just might get me an ibook now. 12 inches and 60 gb of potential porn images. fuk yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I haven't had a 'blue screen of death' for a good couple of years now. Thanks. I have not had one either in probably 3 or 4 years, however I saw one last night on a Windows 2000 machine. From what I've seen the code quality has improved vastly over the course of the last several OS releases, using NT4 as a baseline. I still see freaky stuff sometimes on all OS versions, usually when 1) playing DirectX games or 2) using peripherals that have buggy drivers or 3) messing around with not-completely-thought-through C++ code I like Linux though, if you think its for the elite now, you probably didn't try it 5 or 6 years ago. I think companies like RedHat etc have come a long way in making this particular type of OS accessible to normal users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 normal users. i fukin hate em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I haven't had a 'blue screen of death' for a good couple of years now. Thanks. I have not had one either in probably 3 or 4 years, however I saw one last night on a Windows 2000 machine. From what I've seen the code quality has improved vastly over the course of the last several OS releases, using NT4 as a baseline. I still see freaky stuff sometimes on all OS versions, usually when 1) playing DirectX games or 2) using peripherals that have buggy drivers or 3) messing around with not-completely-thought-through C++ code I like Linux though, if you think its for the elite now, you probably didn't try it 5 or 6 years ago. I think companies like RedHat etc have come a long way in making this particular type of OS accessible to normal users. Yeah, I started working with Linux back in school some 10 years ago, still use it at work a bit too. I fully agree that companies like Red Hat have done wonders for making Linux accessible, I think that's great. Just got to pick the right tool for the job (even, uh, Apple, well, sometimes). In my line of work we count on a lot of powerful, high level tools to get a lot of work done in a short period of time and Windows is the answer. As a math/compsci geek I secretly root for open source software, I just realize in using it it'd be hard to do what I want to do and get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeezix Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I know how to change my desktop background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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