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    Anyone know of a 'Blue Screen of Death' Screensaver?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by theZoid, Apr 28, 2009.

  1. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    Anyone seen a BSOD screensaver? I've got a couple of computers I'd like to put one on...(not mine) lol
     
    theZoid, Apr 28, 2009
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  3. ALLurGroceries

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    For Linux, I assume? ;)

    On Debian and friends it's in the xscreensaver-data-extra package

    The homepage is here.

    Edit: Oh for windows? LOL wrong forum d00d
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 28, 2009
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    Actually, he didn't mention if it was for windows or not, I would assume the latter since he posted it in the Linux forum. it's a FAIL on my part! :p :eek:

    That's what I get for using the "recent discussions" panel :p
     
    booboo12, Apr 28, 2009
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  5. ALLurGroceries

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    Well between our two posts we covered all 3 major OSs ;)

    BSOD screensaver FTW. I have an errorwear BSOD shirt, it gets all the ladies

    /irony
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 28, 2009
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    I got it somehow with all the other screensavers when running Arch. I think it came with compiz. Not sure because it was with both gnome and kde. but the BSOD screensaver had the 'bsod's of all OSs. Apple's purple screen, window's blue screen, etc
     
    zephyrus17, Apr 29, 2009
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    so it also had ubuntu's black kernel panic o.o and where cna i get one?
     
    133794m3r, Apr 29, 2009
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    Hey,

    at Arch, the xscreensaver package gave me (among lots of others) a BSOD called screensaver. It seems to show random failure messages from many OS...
     
    Enunes, Apr 29, 2009
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    yeah, it was for a windows machine, but I thought you guys around here might have a better sense of humor about that than the windows crowd...lol

    linux related.....I came back to my Linux Machine, and on the screen was a c:/windows prompt with some error messages....since I work on this machine I got a real 'start' at first....I had random screensavers set in linux....made me think of a BSOD screensaver I could sneak onto a couple of windows machines I know of...(not mine) LOL
     
    theZoid, Apr 29, 2009
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    That's what I'm looking for.....now that your'e in the linux forum, why don't you get started with Linux? See what I won't do to draw in the unsuspecting for recruitment? :p
     
    theZoid, Apr 29, 2009
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  11. zephyrus17

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    yeap that's the one. xscreensaver
     
    zephyrus17, Apr 29, 2009
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    I know a guy who wrote a bsod screen saver. It pulled actual system info too. It was always fun when he put it on someone's computer.
     
    Bungalo Bill, Apr 29, 2009
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    hehe.....should of gone the extra mile and brought down the machine....lol
     
    theZoid, Apr 30, 2009
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    LOL... I've always used the SysInternals BSOD screensaver in Windows. Good to know there are Linux options too. :cool:
     
    pixelot, May 1, 2009
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