[SpamCop-Geeks] Wish me luck!

[Pete Stephenson]

Today begins what will likely turn into several weeks of swearing, 
screaming, bitching, moaning, hair-pulling, and the like.

My agenda for this week:

1) Install Debian Linux on a second hard disk for my PowerMac G5.
   a. This will be somewhat entertaining, as I'll likely do something 
horribly wrong and end up not being able to boot back into Mac OS X, 
thus being trapped in an incredibly powerful operating system I don't 
fully understand.
   b. Hopefully I'm kidding about a.

2) After #1 is completed, install Debian Linux on my Cobalt RaQ3 
miniserver.
   a. This will be exceptionally entertaining, as it involves flashing 
the BIOS to an unsupported version, thus voiding the already-expired 
warranty. If I mess this up, it'll be "Honey, hand me the soldering 
iron..."
   b. Assuming I can successfully install this, then I will need to 
figure out precisely how to set it up for acting as a server again with 
a similar web-based control panel as the Cobalt system, act as a good 
NTP server, etc. This has been done before by others...but I just know 
that nothing will go as intended. :)

3) Collect the FedEx parcel with all the various PC components for 
building the PC under my desk. I've already picked up and mounted the 
CD-RW/DVD-ROM and 80mm case fan that I got from CompUSA (at *shudder* 
RETAIL PRICES!), so the case is all prepared for the parts. Assembling 
the components shouldn't be terribly difficult, and it may prove 
somewhat easier for tweaking around with the RaQ.

Talk about steep learning curve...

THE MADNESS! WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDRE...er...GEEKS! YES! WHY 
WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE GEEKS?!

-- 
Pete Stephenson
HeyPete.com