Slackware has been around for a while...

nebloof · 07-31-2006, 09:29 PM

I wish I could've gotten a screen capture... but I was booting my laptop (which has Slackware 10.2) and it had to check the hard-drive for whatever reason (I think due to the fact I let the battery run down the last time I used it... maybe).

Anyway, the message was something to the effect of:
"the hard disk hasn't been checked for 49,347 days... checking hard disk..."

if you can calculate, you realize that's about 135 YEARS.
LOL

Bruce Hill · 08-01-2006, 12:33 AM

Slack is the oldest Linux distro ... but even Linus isn't that old.

zetabill · 08-01-2006, 01:08 AM

What did you do to aggrivate your computer??

Are you absolutely CERTAIN that you haven't done any time travel recently?

But seriously... how does something like that happen?

introuble · 08-01-2006, 01:46 AM

fscked up time/date settings is my guess

nebloof · 08-01-2006, 01:58 AM

I have no idea how that happened. I didn't even notice the number days until a friend of mine watching the screen with me pointed that out.

I HAVE A WITNESS!!! lol

maybe my laptop has time travel capability... you know, with a flux capacitor *snickers*

My laptop is an Acer Travelmate so I could rename it "Acer Time Travelmate" lol.

archtoad6 · 08-16-2006, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chinaman

Slack is the oldest Linux distro ... but even Linus isn't that old.

Forgive the pickiness, but shouldn't that be "Slack is the oldest active Linux distro"?

What about Yggdrasil?

cereal83 · 08-16-2006, 03:05 PM

I see that messege almost every day. My linux pc has a screwed cmos battery, so it resets the time and gives me that error. Not uncommon

Bruce Hill · 08-16-2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archtoad6

Forgive the pickiness, but shouldn't that be "Slack is the oldest active Linux distro"?

What about Yggdrasil?

Not IMO. If you're not active, you're dead; therefore, useless.