Re: Linux is a PITA

On Saturday 26 August 2006 21:07, Suicyco stood up and addressed the masses
in /comp.os.linux.misc/ as follows...:

can ANYONE tell me why linux CENTOS sucks? i've wasteed so may fucking
disks trying to get this pieve of *** running. Downloaded deifferent
versions from different sites. Seems when i do a media check on them some
fail, some dont. I'd like to blame it on the burning program but since
some pass the CD check it makes it hard to believe it's the burning
program. I use Roxio. Why the *** is this giving me problems, one time
the disk will pass, but other times it won't. Linux is cool and all, but
i'd rather pay for broken windowd if i have to spend
$100000000000000000000000000 on disks for a crappy linux version

Your spellchecker also seems to be broken, or else you're foaming at the
mouth very badly and are too emotional to type correctly. ;-)

Either way, you're providing too little information for us to be able to
help you out with any specifics, but given your description of
unpredictable results, there's only one possibility if this
unpredictability occurs in GNU/Linux, i.e. hardware failure.

Most likely, you are experiencing an intermittent RAM problem. Open up the
computer and check whether all memory modules and PCI(e) cards are still
seated properly. Download a /memtest86/ bootable CD image and let it run
for at least one day to see if there are any memory errors.

http://www.memtest86.com/#download0

It's also advisable to pass "noapic nolapic" to the kernel at boot time -
either manually via the boot prompt or by setting it in the
kernel's /append/ line in */etc/lilo.conf* or adding it in GRUB - if you're
using a recent AMD-based configuration - notably but not limited to Via
chipsets - and you're experiencing stability problems with that system.

Now I don't know /Roxio/ but a quick Google search shows that it's a Windows
tool. So in other words, you are attributing an intermittent faulty burn
occurring in Windows to GNU/Linux? Yeah, that makes sense... Not!

In addition, if you don't like throwing away CD-R's, there's a simple and
more affordable solution: buy rewriteables. <grin>

Also, always use *quality* media, burn at *low* speed, and check the
*/md5sums/* on the downloaded /.iso/ file(s) before burning them.

Oh, and try swearing a little less to people you don't even know while
you're at it. Swearing a lot may make you look cool with the /homies/ in
the /hood,/ but it makes you look quite dumb in the eyes of grownups.

It will also get you more help for future reference - not everyone here is
as patient as I am with people who come here with a streetwise attitude and
blame GNU/Linux for things going wrong in Windows.

--
With kind regards,

*Aragorn*
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
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