Lmst

this was btw the entire point of this exercise so

achievement unlocked, office zelda successful

basically i can use this little pocket2 as a highly portable radio controller device because some of that shit absolutely requires windows and as long as the software doesn't minding sharing space with cortana then it can be as antique a version of windows as anyone could want

(and yes networking is off now long term)

#gpd #pocket2

YAAAAAS

IT READ THE DATA YAAAAAAAAY :D

#radio #gmrs #gpd #Pocket2

the pocket2 connect to and talking to the radio, retrieving all its programming data into the interface and making it editable

NONE OF YOU ARE FREE FROM SIN

#blocked #gpd #Pocket2

firefox ai controls screen with everything blocked

hello again cortana

guess we’re stuck with each other

#gpd #pocket2

cortana saying hello there and to go ahead and tell her to do something and also that interests aren’t available at the moment

fuck frowny face and reboot

back to rotated GPD logo and circling dots

#gpd #pocket2

scary mode enabled

#gpd #Pocket2

configuring updates for windows 10 100% complete do not restart your computer

yeah that was lies it decided to download a bunch more shit

#gpd #Pocket2

ALMOST THERE

#gpd #pocket2

windows update at 100% but not really as always lol

91% installed

the disk i/o metre is pegged to the top 100% of the time and has been for hours, it's hilarious

#gpd #Pocket2

Good morning! IT'S STILL GOING.

It is progressing! Just remarkably slowly.

#gpd #Pocket2

i got the screen horizontal but we’re gonna be here a while

maybe a lot of whiles xD

#gpd #pocket2

picture of windows looking for updates and there have been a lot of updates

wow i can correctly answer literally none of the security questions, nice

sure do assume a lot about families and shit, doncha

well time for a list of obscenities as answers to security questions, have fun with that cortana

#gpd #pocket2

and THIS time I MEAN IT

#gpd #pocket2

the choose password screen saying to choose a password that’s “super memorable”

CORTANA?!

wow xD

#gpd #pocket2

cortana showing up in this windows factory reinstall process

well there we are! it go!

i can't even imagine how old a version of windows 10 this is but WHELP

#gpd #pocket2

wait what

i had a popos install on this thing too?!

APPARENTLY?!

well i actually need fuckin' windows because that's the only thing this radio software comes built for so

#GPD #pocket2

oh the format finished btw

i'm copying files over now

i had to unzip the archive on the macos side, hopefully that doesn't cause any problems later! (narrator: we don't know yet)

it is

so slow holy shit

so very slow

#gpd #pocket2 #reformat

okay so

i found some old instructions

and the firmware chunks i need was still on the .hk webserver (even tho' they're not on the north american server)

so if i boot my 11-year-old Intel macbook pro I should be able to boot my Windows 2000 VM to format this 6-year-old thumb drive to a version of NTFS this thing will use, and that will let me write the files to it that the Pocket 2 wants, then I should be able to F7 into system recovery and from there reinstall the OS.

let's gooooooooooooooooooo

#gpd #pocket2

RE: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/116179259065350454

the situation has not improved

it's refusing to boot off USB bootable install sticks

it really, really just wants me to log in

I _do_ now know that characters _are_ being entered properly into the dialogue because! I realised I could use tabbing to get to a username prompt and check that way.

I later figured out how to make the mouse pointer show up and move around which is convenient but does not solve the key problems

uuuuuuuuuugh past me whyyyyyyyyyyy

#GPD #Pocket2 #lappy #windows #oNoes