Re: Laptop WiFi manual
- From: David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:11:27 -0700
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:It never ceases to amaze me when someone who knows little, or nothing,
Ian Malone wrote:I don't see what we're disagreeing about. There's nothing wrong
What you've documented are the basic steps to take if it doesn'tLet us just agree to disagree. I think my writing is far superior to
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.
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.
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.
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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