Kaligraphic
07-21-2003, 10:09 PM
Yes, it's true. I got a blue screen in linux.
Of course, it was right after I set kde to have a blue background. ;)
Of course, it was right after I set kde to have a blue background. ;)
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kly546
07-21-2003, 10:27 PM
wow. a wasted thread. imagine that.
Wolface
07-21-2003, 10:35 PM
that we ban this guy for poor sense of humor
...just joking :P
maybe not
...just joking :P
maybe not
plattypus1
07-21-2003, 11:30 PM
It's actually possible. Users of xscreensaver must be familiar with the "BSOD" screensaver. You can also get a "sad mac" :-D
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
07-21-2003, 11:55 PM
Originally posted by plattypus1
It's actually possible. Users of xscreensaver must be familiar with the "BSOD" screensaver. You can also get a "sad mac" :-D
Heh, funny you should mention that.
I didn't realize just how many BSODs it actually is able to emulate. I set it up as my screensaver, and I turned my back away for about 10 minutes. When I turned around, it was showing a Linux kernel panic screen, and it looked like it was formatting my drives!!!
I nearly panicked. But then, I hit the <Shift> key for a second, and my desktop was back to normal. Suddenly I felt silly for leaving a puddle underneath my chair. ;)
It's actually possible. Users of xscreensaver must be familiar with the "BSOD" screensaver. You can also get a "sad mac" :-D
Heh, funny you should mention that.
I didn't realize just how many BSODs it actually is able to emulate. I set it up as my screensaver, and I turned my back away for about 10 minutes. When I turned around, it was showing a Linux kernel panic screen, and it looked like it was formatting my drives!!!
I nearly panicked. But then, I hit the <Shift> key for a second, and my desktop was back to normal. Suddenly I felt silly for leaving a puddle underneath my chair. ;)
Parcival
07-22-2003, 01:48 AM
Actually, I love the BSOD screensaver, but I stopped using it since my roomie was trying to be helpful and hit the reboot button on my box when I was gone for a sec. :D
knute
07-22-2003, 02:04 AM
I love the BSOD screensaver!!!
It was funny one time, when my now ex-wife called me at work all upset because
"something wierd" happened to my computer.
She then proceeded to describe an nt dump screen to me that just happened to
be on the screen. I started laughing, and told her that I'ld take care of it
when I got home!
So when I got home, naturally the bsod had changed to a different one, and I
showed her how to fix it by pressing any key on the keyboard or moving the
mouse.
Needless to say, she was pissed cause she worried about it for half a day till
I could get home and show her that it was merely a screensaver.
I felt bad about it at the time, but as she left me for another guy, I take
great joy in it now! :D
It was funny one time, when my now ex-wife called me at work all upset because
"something wierd" happened to my computer.
She then proceeded to describe an nt dump screen to me that just happened to
be on the screen. I started laughing, and told her that I'ld take care of it
when I got home!
So when I got home, naturally the bsod had changed to a different one, and I
showed her how to fix it by pressing any key on the keyboard or moving the
mouse.
Needless to say, she was pissed cause she worried about it for half a day till
I could get home and show her that it was merely a screensaver.
I felt bad about it at the time, but as she left me for another guy, I take
great joy in it now! :D
banzaikai
07-22-2003, 05:11 AM
BSOD!
Having about <fingercount> 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 </fingercount> Amigas, I loved the Guru Meditation that popped up (although the GM would never pop up on the "LoadWB" screen), showing that the folks that wrote this had a rather extensive collection.
banzai
Having about <fingercount> 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 </fingercount> Amigas, I loved the Guru Meditation that popped up (although the GM would never pop up on the "LoadWB" screen), showing that the folks that wrote this had a rather extensive collection.
banzai
DGNR8S
07-22-2003, 06:23 AM
Does the BSOD Screensaver work for Mandrake 9.0? (sorry if that sounds stupid, i'm still new to Linux)
Parcival
07-22-2003, 08:05 AM
Yes, it does, just install it in your prefered window manager.
Oubipaws
07-22-2003, 08:11 AM
it comes with Mandrake doesn't it? I almost positive it comes with 9.1?
3eyes
07-22-2003, 07:57 PM
Originally posted by Oubipaws
it comes with Mandrake doesn't it? I almost positive it comes with 9.1?
Nope, not the regular 3 cd version anyway. Maybe it comes with the pro.
Btw, guys, thanks for the amusing stories with the BSOD screensaver. :D
it comes with Mandrake doesn't it? I almost positive it comes with 9.1?
Nope, not the regular 3 cd version anyway. Maybe it comes with the pro.
Btw, guys, thanks for the amusing stories with the BSOD screensaver. :D
CKarl
07-22-2003, 09:18 PM
where can I get it? sounds kool!
banzaikai
07-23-2003, 04:46 AM
Search Google with:
"xscreensaver your-distro-name"
(e.g., "xscreensaver mandrake")
banzai "guru meditating" kai
"xscreensaver your-distro-name"
(e.g., "xscreensaver mandrake")
banzai "guru meditating" kai
Suramya
07-23-2003, 05:53 AM
As a note of caution I would suggest leaving a note on the monitor telling people not to reboot the system even if it seems to have crashed. :D
Had to do this to prevent my computer from being rebooted by my ever helpful roommate or by friends everytime the screensaver started. :)
- Suramya
Had to do this to prevent my computer from being rebooted by my ever helpful roommate or by friends everytime the screensaver started. :)
- Suramya
DGNR8S
07-24-2003, 02:59 PM
Does it come up with the proper 'OE' errors and so on?
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