Re: I've thought better of Linux

"Brandon J. Van Every" <mylastnameruntogether@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Greg Menke wrote:
> > Frankly the
> > quickest is sometimes to pull the hard disk out of the machine, stick it
> > in a Linux box, download the drivers and save them to the hard disk,
> > reinstall boot and go.
>
> That sounds quite desperate. Are you sure the HW you're using isn't
> just pure junk?

Yes, I'm sure. Windows doesn't ship with most of the drivers necessary
for laptops for instance. "Desperate" isn't the right word- annoying
beyond belief, but it solves the problem quickly. THis should actually
be appealing to you, because of your 1 hour rule - or is it 1 day....


> > Theres not an OS around that Just Works freshly installed, there is
> > always a greater or lesser degree of hacking to get the OS configured to
> > match the hardware.
>
> Most people buy their HW preconfigured with an OS. Granted, you could
> win doing that with Linux. Shifting over to a new OS, yes, people chase
> around drivers. The question is whether it's relatively easy to add new
> drivers. I find that as long as HW is "sufficiently modern," on Windows
> it's pretty easy. But, if the HW is old, then nobody is interested in
> supporting it and you have problems.

Sure Windows is easiest because you don't actually have to <think> about
the problem. Works great as long as the problem is simple. The funny
thing about most Windows people is when they're faced with difficult
config problems, they just start reinstalling the OS and ordering new
hardware at the same time they proclaim that Windows "Just Works".

I don't think I have every yet seen a fresh Windows install have all the
drivers necessary to come up first try (not counting the 3 or 4
reboots).

I suggest you go get a P.O.S. Walmart elcheapo PC w/ XP preinstalled on
it, stick your chest out and proclaim yourself an IT master.

Gregm


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