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   hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:44:58 JST hazelnot :yell:

   I fucking hate that Linux just Won't let you unmount a removable drive in use because it thinks you're too dumb to know what you're doing, but then some old Windows games Require you to unmount a removable drive in use because they came on two (or more) CDs and won't even detect if both are inserted at the same time

   Meaning that I can't install my disc-based Call of Duty 1 copy because I don't have an optical drive reader anymore and even with cdemu Linux just Refuses to fucking do what I'm telling it to, cause "but what about the potential data corruption :(((("

   How the fuck is Linux more restrictive about this than Windows to the point where it won't even let you do this as root 🙃

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:44:55 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot Just a useful note on CD drives... Mine was one with two USB A plugs because it needed more current. USB C offers more current. So I found a USB C to USB micro cable, making it much more convenient. If its an older optical drive, USB C to USB mini also exists, it's just a bit harder to find. These drives get all the current they need from a single USB C plug.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:44:57 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     Guess I'll have to go fish out the USB DVD drive from wherever the fuck it's gone

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:49:28 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot I have in the past used a USB extension to plug the power only plug in to a phone charger, lol.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:49:30 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda I think it's a mini USB one, yeah, can't remember if it needed one or two plugs but honestly I'm ok with either option and I don't have USB-C in my PC anyway 😅

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:52:41 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot For the fronts, yes. For the rear, you can get a USB C card and just slot it in to a pcie

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:52:42 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda though now I'm wondering how hard it would be to retrofit that into an 8 year old desktop 🤔

     Sounds like it might involve physically modifying the case though 💀

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:54:41 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot I'm actually surprised how few USB C devices I plug in to my computer... My phone sometimes, a USB C thumb drive I got to use between laptop and phone, and that optical drive I swapped a cable on. The thumb drive turned out handy for PS5.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:54:42 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda yeah but a USB-C port in the rear sounds kinda pointless considering most of my peripherals are type A 😅

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:56:37 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot Honestly, if I didn't have USB C on my machine, that CD drive would annoy me, and not being able to cable tether my phone would irritate. Nothing would fully not work though.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 20:58:44 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot The android phone I had wouldn't cable tether with a USB A to C cable, haven't attempted that with my Linux phone. That Android was picky as fuck about what C cable. Hence is how I ended up with a $50 C cable. I tried like a dozen, returning them, got mad and bout the thickest one with as many logos as possible, and boop, finally, it appeared as a cell modem.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:00:41 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot I wanted it cause my distro at the time added a menu specifically for cellular internet and had features to easily manage the data cap. Doing over wifi worked, but was slower and was not as easy to manage.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:23:39 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot Yeah, it's super cool. It's pink. One end is USB A, the other end is USB C.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:23:40 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda damn, I've never even seen a USB-C drive :o

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:31:21 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot 128 GB

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:34:21 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot Yeah. Impulsivity + thing won't work.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:34:23 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda lmao nice

     ...it also just sunk in with me that you said you paid $50 for a USB cable 😭😭😭

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:41:09 JST Miakoda

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     @hazelnot If you are curious... yes, I've tried plugging both at once. No, that does not work in any concept of "working". 🤣️

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:41:11 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda thanks I love it