Changeset 3336852 for introduction/welcome/askhelp.xml
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- 04/14/2003 06:29:34 PM (21 years ago)
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introduction/welcome/askhelp.xml
r73a7e571 r3336852 12 12 your problem, include as much relevant information as possible in your 13 13 request for help.</para> 14 15 <sect2> 16 <title>Things to check prior to asking</title> 17 18 <para>Before asking for help, you should review the following 19 items:</para> 20 21 <itemizedlist> 22 <listitem><para>Is the hardware support compiled into the kernel or 23 available as a module to the kernel. If it is a module, is it configured 24 properly in <filename>modules.conf</filename> and has it been loaded. You 25 should use <userinput>lsmod</userinput> to see if it's loaded. Check the 26 <filename>sys.log</filename> or run <userinput>modprobe 27 <driver></userinput> 28 to review any error message. If it loads properly, you may need to add 29 the <userinput>modprobe</userinput> to your boot scripts.</para></listitem> 30 31 <listitem><para>Are your permissions properly set, especially for 32 devices. LFS uses groups to make these settings easier, but it also 33 adds the step of adding users to groups to allow access. A simple 34 <userinput>moduser -G audio <user></userinput> may be all that's 35 necessary for that user to have access to the sound 36 system. Any question that starts out with "It works as root, but not as 37 ..." should review permissions throughly prior to asking.</para></listitem> 38 39 <listitem><para>BLFS liberally uses <filename>/opt/<package></filename>. The main objection to this centers around the need to 40 expand you environment variables for each package placed there (e.g. 41 PATH=$PATH:/opt/kde/bin). In some cases, the package will walk you 42 through the changes, but some will not.</para></listitem> 43 </itemizedlist></sect2> 14 44 15 45 <sect2> … … 33 63 that we won't help you. It'll just help us to see other possible causes of your problem.)</para> 34 64 65 <para>Expect guidance instead of specific instructions. If you are 66 instructed to read something, please do so, it generally implies that 67 the answer was way too obvious and that the question would not have been asked if a little 68 research was done prior to asking. The volunteers in the mailing list 69 prefer not to be used as an alternative to doing reasonable research on 70 your end. In addition, the quality of your experience with BLFS is also greatly 71 enhanced by this research, and the quality of volunteers is enhanced 72 because they don't feel that their time has been abused, so they are 73 far more likely to participate.</para> 74 35 75 <para>An excellent article on asking for help on the Internet in general 36 76 has been written by Eric S. Raymond. It is available online at <ulink
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