on 7/15/2007 12:54 PM, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Sunday 15 July 2007 03:39, David Boles wrote: >> on 7/14/2007 6:12 PM, Ian Malone wrote: >>> Karl Larsen wrote: >>>> Ian Malone wrote: >>>>> What you've documented are the basic steps to take if it doesn't >>>>> work straight off (identify your chipset, check to see if it's >>>>> supported), but there are cases where more work is required. >>>>> Have a look at the ongoing "Add Wireless to Laptop" thread for >>>>> instance. >>>> Let us just agree to disagree. I think my writing is far superior to >>>> the tiny bits of data people give a person trying to set up a wifi >>>> laptop. It goes on and on like the "Add Wireless to Laptop" thread. >>> I don't see what we're disagreeing about. There's nothing wrong >>> with documenting the first things to try; it could save a lot of >>> people a lot of time knowing to do things that I would do >>> automatically[1], it's a good thing. But I indicated the thread I >>> did because that's a case where we know what the driver is but >>> whatever the reason it isn't working is is more complex. It is the >>> reason we have mailing lists: you can't cover every eventuality. >>> >>> There's no point me telling someone to do X, Y and Z when >>> X fails to work, therefore Y isn't possible and Z doesn't >>> even make sense on their setup. >>> >>> [1] These days things I'd do before even buying a computer. >> It never ceases to amaze me when someone who knows little, or nothing, >> about Linux or their computer hardware, does not spend some time doing a >> little basic research, a little reading, a little Google searching, maybe >> even lurk a list like this one for a month *before* they even attempt to >> install some distribution of Linux on anything. >> >> Just in the last month it would be really obvious that if you: >> >> >> a) Want to watch DVD movies? >> b) Listen to music CDs? >> c) Have a laptop? >> d) Want/need 3D graphic support? >> e) WiFi connections? >> >> Answer to all of the above, and more: It takes extra steps. >> >> These same questions, and others like them, recycle about every two weeks >> or so. Followed but the same answers. >> >> My guess on the next one? Where are the CDs for Fedora 7? > > In my case the CD's for Fedora 7 are neatly stacked up on my floppy disk box > just behind me. Said CD iso's having been made available by John Reiser. > Fedora 7 installed ok albeit for a few post install problems that I've > resolved. So you're saying that when this question comes up the next time they should see you Nigel? ;-) Seriously though. That was a nice thing for him to do. Too bad some had to abuse it. I mailed DVDs to several people. No one asked me for a CD set. -- David
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