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-Online Troubleshooting Resources : HOWTO +Online Troubleshooting Resources: HOWTO Jean-Philippe @@ -470,31 +470,46 @@ of finding useful information is high. -The main web site that currently provides access to Usenet -archives using a search engine is groups.google.com. The most -effective way to do a search is to use its Advanced -Groups Search page. + -I would like to relate a brief anecdote to demonstrate the efficacy of -this approach. The first time I attempted to build a kernel, I was presented -with this error message when I invoked a make command: +The main web site that currently provides access to Usenet archives +using a search engine is . The +most effective way to do a search is to use its Advanced Groups +Search page. -make[1]: as86: Command not found make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 127 -make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' make: *** [zImage] -Error 2 + -I had no idea what as86 was, but I entered -it as the keyword in the Subject field of the -Advanced Groups Search page at groups.google.com, and was presented -with a large number of posts from folks who had encountered the same -problem. Respondents had provided the reason and solution: I did not -have an assembler/linker necessary to create machine code, and the -bin86 package provided it. I downloaded and -installed a RPM package of the latter and was on my way. This entire -process took about 10 minutes (I do have an ADSL connection to the 'net -!). + + +I would like to relate a brief anecdote to demonstrate the efficacy of +this approach. The first time I attempted to build a kernel, I was +presented with this error message when I invoked a make +command: + + + + +make[1]: as86: Command not found +make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 127 +make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' +make: *** [zImage] +Error 2 + + + + +I had no idea what as86 was, but I entered it as the +keyword in the Subject field of the Advanced Groups +Search page at groups.google.com, and was presented with a large number +of posts from folks who had encountered the same problem. Respondents +had provided the reason and solution: I did not have an assembler/linker +necessary to create machine code, and the bin86 +package provided it. I downloaded and installed a RPM package of the +latter and was on my way. This entire process took about 10 minutes (I +do have an ADSL connection to the 'net!). + + @@ -559,19 +574,21 @@ engine. typing keywords and "mailing list archive" in an Internet search engine. -For a listing of linux-related Mailing Lists, peruse websites such as the -Linux Resource -Exchange and the Linux -Online Mailing Lists + -A relatively new, excellent Mailing List resource is Geocrawler (The Knowledge Archive). This -is a continuously updated, searchable archive of a large number of Lists that -also allows one to register and subsequently post to any particular Mailing -List. Its user interface is simple and its search function delivers messages -very quickly. I highly recommend this site. -You may also find Mailing List archives at the following locations -: +For a listing of linux-related Mailing Lists, peruse websites such as +the Linux Resource +Exchange and the Linux Online Mailing +Lists. + + + + + +You may also find Mailing List archives at the following locations: + + The website of the distribution of Linux you use.