THAT DOES IT - I'M INSTALLING WINDOWS !

01-31-2002, 12:03 PM

I'll tell you all why later

**Hamond** · 01-31-2002, 12:07 PM

traitor... >

GNU > MS

01-31-2002, 12:17 PM

traitor... >

GNU > MS

No no... I need it to update various bios and firmware stuff - something that sadly currently lack support for in Linux - but I did write an email to ASUS, nVidia and Creative asking for an explaination as to why they discriminated me on basis of my OS choice.

Also, I need to hack my videocard bios a bit - something I can only do with Windows tools atm.

And I'm installing it on a spare HD which will be purified and ritually clensed afterwards.... I would never use the faul OS for anything important !

**popcorn** · 01-31-2002, 12:26 PM

Can't you do all that with a 98 boot disk instead of an intire installation?

**kenshi** · 02-01-2002, 02:59 AM

And I'm installing it on a spare HD which will be purified and ritually clensed afterwards.... I would never use the faul OS for anything important !

You don't think flashing your BIOS is important? Ya know, if Windows was to lock up while you were flashing it, you would almost definately have to buy a new motherboard (or just the BIOS chip if you could find it).

02-01-2002, 07:12 AM

You don't think flashing your BIOS is important? Ya know, if Windows was to lock up while you were flashing it, you would almost definately have to buy a new motherboard (or just the BIOS chip if you could find it).

I have a backup system - a spare EEPROM chip, with the old original bios lying around. As for the use of a bootdisk, yes I could do that, but I'm working on an nVidia videobios mod, for my large Linux + nVidia = evil FAQ PET thingy - a mod for which software only exists in Windows currently.

You will be pleased to know that I was only in Windows for a very limited number of hours - and that I disinficted myself afterwards.