Laptop WiFi manual

[David Boles]

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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