Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Is this real?_Amsterdam, Netherlands – Hackers from the LinuxOnAnything.nl Web site successfully installed Linux on a potato. It's the first time the operating system has been successfully installed on a root vegetable.Linux Potato“A potato doesn't have a CPU, memory or storage space, so it was quite a challenge,†said Johan Piest of the Linux on Anything (LOA) group. “Obviously we couldn't use a large distribution like Fedora or Ubuntu, so we went with Damn Small Linux.â€ÂAfter weeks of trying the group got a Linux kernel specially modified for a potato loaded, and were able to edit a small text file in vi. Linux was loaded onto the potato using a USB thumb drive and commands were sent in binary to the potato using a set of red and black wires._Continued: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/12/linux-on-a-potato.htmlThe article also said they've installed linux on a…. Shetland pony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavi Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 wtf? Pictures pl0x… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 @Xavi:> wtf? Pictures pl0x…They have a picture when you click the link (as well as the rest of the article).Someone on digg said this:> A potato, due to the high amounts of liquid it contains, as well as the starchy membranes it has, can actually hold a small amount of data. You've seen the potatoes used as batteries and things like, that right? It's the same principle.> > By attaching the USB drive, and then using eletrical signals (Red is commonly used to denote "1" and Black is commonly used to denote "0") they were able to access the drive and install Linux.> > I imagine that it would take several hours of 0's and 1's though.Though, I still don't know if it's real or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowtis Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 They ran Linux on a Potato, not a program called a Potato, but the vegetable potato.Like the FOOD?Thats INSANE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavi Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 That is so cool. It sounds far fetched, though.Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I dont even understand how that would work if its real, it didn't even look like it was getting power? What happens when the potato dries out and cant pass electricity anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 It does sound far fetched, though, not as far fetched as installing linux on a pony.@Marsh: Well, if it did work, it would have to be temporary, and the system would only last as long as the potato is giving power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlord Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 We Dutchies are crazy but hey, who doesn't want a portable potato?Regards, Godlord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akselj Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Why potato? What's so cool about potatoes latley, cept for me and some other guys making Potato Engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homicidal Monkey Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I love LOA!I got linux on my:-Desktop-Laptop-Phone (debian ARM)-NDS (kernel + bash)-Wii (Gentoo)-stuffed Pikachu (Damn Small Linux) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Wait… so if you eat the patato you ate linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowtis Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 @Slym: Most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Doesn't this mean we can install linux on humans as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 omg! i want to be the first human to have luinx installed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathearia Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 There story kinda sounds like a joke the way its written, but who knows these days. Linux FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I wonder who came up with the idea :P, though they are from amsterdam… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerpete Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 ..Goddie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khachaturian Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 ProbsCool idea though, and if you hooked up enough potatoes you could take over the world.Shetland pony I have to see though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 It does seem like a joke; it's the Shetland pony part that's thrown me off the most.I'm currently tracking down the guys that supposedly done this, so we'll see just how real it is. If it was possible though, it'd be the single-most epic thing I've ever seen (it beats out the guy that installed linux on his toaster). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 my dream: to be the first guy that luinx was successfully installed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 @The:> my dream: to be the first guy that luinx was successfully installed onTechnically, a guy already had linux installed into his prosthetic thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 well, thats prostethics! i want it IN ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balliztik1 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Eh, I doubt its validity. I was reading the other articles on there and they're pure bleh. Unless this just happened to be a story of interest to the author that is actually true, I doubt it.Need to find a more reliable source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 @♪♫♪:> Eh, I doubt its validity. I was reading the other articles on there and they're pure bleh. Unless this just happened to be a story of interest to the author that is actually true, I doubt it.> > Need to find a more reliable source.Yea, I'm pretty sure the article itself is a joke, looking further into that website and digging deeper; "Johan Piest", the guy they said led the team, is actually a comedian in the netherlands.Though, the concept itself is intriguing to me, and if a processor was introduced to the potato (I can't believe I'm saying this!), it _could_ be possible; atleast in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khachaturian Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 @The:> omg! i want to be the first human to have luinx installed on@The:> my dream: to be the first guy that luinx was successfully installed onDid you really have to say the same thing twice?How much of a team do you really need to install Linux on a potato :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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