A few months ago, if someone had told me I would spend three days trying to install an operating system on a computer the size of my hand, I would have assumed they were exaggerating.
After all, how difficult could it be?
The machine arrived, the SSD was ready, and I already knew where it would fit into my growing homelab. In my head, the process was simple. Install the drive. Flash the operating system. Connect it to the network. Start experimenting.
A single evening seemed more than enough.
Three days later, I had booted multiple operating systems, read more forum posts than I care to admit, learned far more about recovery modes than I ever intended to, and found myself sitting on the floor holding a piece of copper wire while trying to convince a tiny computer to reveal itself.
