Tried it

Post #138,904 by orion 1/30/04 4:00:04 PM Reply	Tried it works somewhat, but no network access. For some reason DHCP isn't able to grab an IP from my router. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #138,913 by ben_tilly 1/30/04 4:14:36 PM Reply	Are you SURE that that is the problem? One of the biggest things that Windows users face moving to Linux is a tendancy towards bad guessing. It is actually a problem under Windows, but you don't get trained not to do it because Windows never pushes you to really understand what you are doing. Furthermore often they actively hide the reality, so even if you are right, it is hard to know. If you booted but had no network access, then there are a number of things to check. Starting with whether the ethernet card that you have is supported. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #138,925 by orion 1/30/04 4:39:45 PM Reply	I think so the network card appears to show up when it is configuring the drivers. Of course there could be other things with it stopping it from working. Not sure how I can tell for sure. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #138,939 by ben_tilly 1/30/04 5:32:35 PM Reply	Did you look for an error log? /var/log tends to be a good place to look. Logs don't necessarily tell you what is wrong. But they tell you a lot about what the program found confusing, which is often pretty helpful. Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #138,941 by deSitter 1/30/04 5:38:35 PM Reply	Re: Did you look for an error log? This is what I mean by newbie confusion. Only a UNIX person is going to have any idea about that. -drl
Post #138,952 by ben_tilly 1/30/04 6:42:29 PM Reply	And this is better with any other distribution? There are only so many places that you can present information about what went wrong. Given that Linux likes to accumulate useful debugging logs, you are at a disadvantage unless you know that they are there. You are also at a disadvantage if you are unwilling to ask questions like, "How should I find this out?" You are also at a disadvantage if you are unwilling to put some work in for yourself. Such is life. But I still think that Knoppix is a good choice for someone who knows nothing because there are so many potential obstacles which will simply be nonissues. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #138,955 by deSitter 1/30/04 6:47:35 PM Reply	Re: And this is better with any other distribution? Well, I sort of think it's valuable to see how something comes together, rather than just watch something explode onto your monitor fully grown. -drl

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