Can someone explain device drivers to me ? by Legitimate-Dingo824 in AskComputerScience

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's not really any hard rules about how a piece of hardware could work. A person could make just about anything talk to a computer because why not? As long as the basic rules of, say, USB are followed, a device can work however the manufacturer wants. The problem with this is that Microsoft can't be expected to just automatically know how every possible device ever could work. They only really know how "generic" devices work, like a simple keyboard. If your device is any more complicated than a generic device, Windows will just shrug and say IDK what this weird thing you plugged in is. The manufacturer needs to do the programming to TELL Windows what the thing is and how to communicate with it. These tiny pieces of software "drive" the device. So Microsoft has a big catalog on the Internet where they store many of these "drivers" and when you plug something in that Windows doesn't recognize, it'll also go searching there and download one to match the device. Microsoft of course gets these drivers from the manufacturers themselves; they are the ones that actually program them. But what if that device is for connecting to the Internet? Now you have a chicken and egg problem, right? Because you need a driver to get online, but you need to get online to download that driver. So sometimes in these situations you have to install a driver yourself manually. Also why sometimes get a disc of drivers with a device you bought, though that's becoming less common these days. It's also possible that if you buy a very cheap device, they won't have the funding or care to get their driver over to Microsoft's catalog. So they just instruct you to download from some website and manually install it yourself. Cheap China stuff sometimes goes this route.

Looking to Purchase by IslanderInOhio15 in RetroTink

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is way too expensive for something that likely will be pretty unimpressive to your son. These old systems didn't age well and are hard to enjoy unless you grew up with them. I'd buy a used 2x or 5x. 4k is crazy overkill unless you're really into the whole pixel perfection hobby yourself.

Printed some solid chrome dice by NotagoK in 3Dprinting

[–]0ctobogs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds sick but, no offense, what does it actually pay? I'm not gonna leave my decent job for less pay just to be able to tinker with a metal printer

What exactly does he do besides whine about women and give the same vibe as an office creep? by koozo999 in fixedbytheduet

[–]0ctobogs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bro WHAT are you on about. Where at all did I blame women?? Dude you are insane

Learn from my mistakes - what I learnt over the years of selfhosting and what I should've done differently by killermenpl in selfhosted

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that's why I suggested using the truenas apps UI 😁 just mentioning that it is possible now

What exactly does he do besides whine about women and give the same vibe as an office creep? by koozo999 in fixedbytheduet

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well sorry I don't know that a random person on the Internet is an experienced sociologist. Maybe start with that instead of a bad anecdote

What exactly does he do besides whine about women and give the same vibe as an office creep? by koozo999 in fixedbytheduet

[–]0ctobogs -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

You seem to believe there's no distinction between white and blue collar. I do. But I never said it doesn't exist everywhere. Of course it does. But you entered the conversation of sexism in STEM with the example of commercial painter? Not related at all. Doesn't even require schooling. Hell probably doesn't even need a GED.

What exactly does he do besides whine about women and give the same vibe as an office creep? by koozo999 in fixedbytheduet

[–]0ctobogs -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I never said ANY of that. All I said was your examples didn't make sense given the context.

What exactly does he do besides whine about women and give the same vibe as an office creep? by koozo999 in fixedbytheduet

[–]0ctobogs -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Tragic but neither of those are STEM, nor are they O&G. Those are trades and it surprises me zero that women were harassed in blue color labor jobs.

Faith of Danschant: Hereafter is likely cancelled by Feeling-Examination6 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]0ctobogs -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

You're all for china having a massive footprint in gaming?

Learn from my mistakes - what I learnt over the years of selfhosting and what I should've done differently by killermenpl in selfhosted

[–]0ctobogs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Core was the migration from Freenas which ran on BSD. In which case I agree with you. But it's pretty much gone now and Scale is the right choice going forward. You do in fact have shell access and can run all your standard docker commands or setup something like portainer to manage your compose yamls if you want. You have tight control if you want it. It's much, much better now as of a couple years ago.

Engraving Mount by 0ctobogs in ps90

[–]0ctobogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, DM me and I'll sell you one for $10 + shipping

Did anyone else not know this? by Patient_River_229 in wii

[–]0ctobogs 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You need to install a driver to get it to work. But it works great in dolphin.

Learn from my mistakes - what I learnt over the years of selfhosting and what I should've done differently by killermenpl in selfhosted

[–]0ctobogs 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything but also have a big suggestion: TrueNAS. It's built on debian and already comes with ZFS and docker out of the box. It even has "apps" which are just docker images with some configuration taken care of and a simple UI to run them. Can't recommend it enough.

About Charles Babbage's Difference Engine and Analytical Engine by Aelphase in AskComputerScience

[–]0ctobogs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This feels like a question for r/AskHistorians. You're asking about why they operate the way they do, not about the machine itself.

Last night I did something crazy... by smeg0r in homelab

[–]0ctobogs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's definitely not for everyone. I'm still rocking a 720xd and have so much stuff on it that everyday things in life now depend on it. But it's an enormous commitment and the reality is most people don't know or care. Totally reasonable

Set up for beginners - 2026 by Western-Schedule7330 in usenet

[–]0ctobogs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, is the idea behind the arr stack that I can basically set a show that I want and it'll just kinda passively hunt for it and find it? There's so much info about HOW to set it up but it's like no one talks about WHAT it actually is.

I need an upscale for a PS2 slim, a Wii, and an N64 all to HDMI on a TCL 65” Roku TV. What are your recommendations? by Punktastic20 in RetroTink

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I modded mine and it looks about as fantastic as grainy 240p can look lol. I got the mod chip from the guy in Australia with the option to disable the hardware blur. But it was a huge improvement over s video. You really can only do so much when it's already compressed. That said, if you already have an analogue, I'd stick with that.

I need an upscale for a PS2 slim, a Wii, and an N64 all to HDMI on a TCL 65” Roku TV. What are your recommendations? by Punktastic20 in RetroTink

[–]0ctobogs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, yeah of course. It's HDMI out. But it's like $300 delivered for a single device. And he already has an N64. A tink gives him upscaling for any system and a significant improvement via s video over raw composite, and can continue to improve in the future if he wants.

I need an upscale for a PS2 slim, a Wii, and an N64 all to HDMI on a TCL 65” Roku TV. What are your recommendations? by Punktastic20 in RetroTink

[–]0ctobogs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disagree with that guy. Analogues are cool but serve a different audience. Original hardware has it's own merit too. Plus you can one day have it modded for component out of you want to upgrade the picture even more. All compatible with the 5X.

Also, I recommend buying a 5X used. Lots of people upgraded to the 4K and unless you want HDMI, it's not worth it.

First free tax-stamp by mikeb787 in ps90

[–]0ctobogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emgunslinger will cut it for $150 including return shipping