On Sat, 2004-11-13 at 12:47 -0500, Mathew S. Nowend wrote: > Marc > > Okay I finally got the right copy of FC3 and I able to get my NIC > working properly. Thank you SOOOO much. I have a few more questions > and I don't want to be a pest so is the bugzilla a thread that I can > search through that will be able to help me as well? > > Thanks again for everything, > > Mathew Mathew, Happy to help and I appreciate your thoughts. I am glad that you are up and running. In terms of places to search, here are a few links. Bugzilla is strictly for the posting and resolution of known or suspected bugs. In some cases you can follow the progress of a bug or there may be an interim patch or workaround posted, as was the case here. It is a good place to search if something does not appear to be working properly, but I would use it as a secondary source after searching the list archives and some of the other sources below. It is not a forum for the posting of general questions. 1. The primary archive and search page for this list: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/ 2. The primary archive and search page for the test list. Sometimes it can be good to search this one even after the release, to see if a problem that you are experiencing was reported during testing and may not yet be resolved: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/ 3. Fedora News is a good source for general Fedora configuration and installation issues. There are articles from contributors regarding setting up various specific applications and services: http://fedoranews.org/ 4. The unofficial Fedora FAQ: http://www.fedorafaq.org/ 5. Fedora Forum: http://www.fedoraforum.org 6. Use Google with appropriate keywords and many times you will find something that will be of help, which may be specific to Fedora or simply a more general Linux issue. Google will usually index many of the forums and list archives, so it can also be a good single source place to start, since it will cover many of the other links here: http://www.google.com 7. Use Google Groups, which provides an indexed search into Usenet groups. Similar to the main Google system, it can use keyword searches and you can focus on Linux related Usenet groups using the advanced search feature: http://groups.google.com 8. In some cases (ie. nVidia graphic cards or Dell computers), the hardware manufacturer may also have Linux targeted forums or lists available for issues that are specific to a particular device or system. The same goes for many software applications (ie. OpenOffice) that are included in Fedora, where there will be forums specific to issues with those applications, especially for general usage issues. Hope those help. Of course, if after searching those resources, you are still confused or having a problem, don't hesitate to post here, folks will be happy to help you. It is a judgement call as to how much time you spend searching before submitting a post. I generally make the assumption that someone else has had the same or a similar problem and it has already been posted and answered. At least 80% of the time, that turns out to be true. Best regards, Marc
