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September 24, 2004
+1 spare Gentoo CD, -1 working computer
Yet another post in a few days, I guess you’re wondering what happened that you get such a treat? Well, just read on and see what happened.
If you noticed in a few posts ago I was attempting to build a MythTV box for my entertainment system. I finally splurged and got myself a nice TV in card for beast of a computer, all was looking good. I decided to clear off a lot of the crap I got on my system before I formatted and installed Linux, no problems. I decided to install Gentoo for a laugh because it was a pretty good distro to play with, so I downloaded the iso and went to town. First off it took me a while to get the SOB to boot due to an IRQ conflict that I wasn’t aware I had, so that was just great. I should have taken it as a sign that something was wrong with Linux.
All was going good, finally, got the bitch to boot up and start sucking down source code off the internet! I decide to pop on a movie and sit back and relax as I pop through each stage of the install. About 2 and a half hours into the installation I notice the smell of burning electronics in the air and being the great detective that I am I decided to look at the candle burning next to me. It didn’t click for some reason. Next thing I know I glance at my laptop screen and I notice the build failed and the machine locked up, still nothing clicked. So I’m sitting in a room with a computer that has locked up while building for 2 1/2/ hours and the smell of burning electronics getting stronger. I decide to look again at the candle.
Nothing registers on the radar and then I notice a flash of light at my computer, I just look in amazement. I wonder, was that my computer or was it something else. I decided to investigate when I notice the little bit of smoke coming out it to find that my computer decided to pass onto the next world. I don’t care to much about the case/power supply, even the motherboard and chip, I was just worried about everything connected to it! Long story short I started stabbing the fan with a screw driver, chard black, in a fit of rage trying to get it off my cremated thunderbird! With great difficulty and much cursing I finally get the computer taken apart with a fried power supply, black CPU and a black fan! Oh the joy!
I know what you’re saying, doesn’t your computer have a shutoff for when it overheats? Yeah, I thought so too!! Haha
Long story short, Linux kills. I’ve never seen a window box catch on fire because the installation was to hard ;) Bring on the zealots!!!
Posted by Daryl Martin at September 24, 2004 01:37 AM