"Bork!Bork!Bork! Just picture it. You're at a Swiss train station, looking for information on your connecting line. You peer up at the platform sign hoping to find out how long you'll be waiting and whether you're standing in the right place. But instead of helpful info, you see "* Installation log files are stored in /tmp." Gee, thanks a lot!"
"Spotted by the eagle-eyed brother of a Register reader, an IT support person based in Northern Ireland, the signage on platform 1 at Sargans appears to be a little too clever for its own good, but has - alas - fallen over when trying to boot what appears to be a variant of Linux. It's always good to see Linux being more than capable of having a day just as bad as Windows when it comes to digital signage."
An installation error left a digital departure board on platform 1 at Sargans displaying '* Installation log files are stored in /tmp' instead of passenger information. An IT support worker noticed the sign had failed to boot a Linux variant, suggesting the OS crashed or became corrupted. The display offers options for text installation but lacks mechanical fallback such as split-flap or manually updated signs. UK Departure Boards reported no plans for international expansion and noted recent hardware and software updates including freight and non-stop service support and built-in speakers. The incident exemplifies a Linux-based signage system failing to present transit information.
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