Can someone please help I have been stuck for days.

[Marc Schwartz]

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