[Gllug] newbie/problem

[Dermot Moynihan]

At 21:42 10/12/02, you wrote:
>Nix wrote:
>>On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, David Damerell stipulated:
>>
>>>On Tuesday, 10 Dec 2002, Dexter Casey wrote:
>>>
>>>>I know this is not what you want to hear, but I think installation is a
>>>>good learning process.  If you plan things carefully you can learn from
>>>>it.  Just do the whole thing again.  Their are ways around this as
>>>>others have suggested but I would advise you to just reinstall.
>>[snip]
>>
>>>This is about equivalent to buying a new car because you locked your
>>>keys in the glove compartment.
>>
>>Not only is it overkill, but a reinstall doesn't teach you anything
>>about what went wrong, how to fix it *without* a reinstall or anything
>>else. If you have to work out a way to fix it without reinstalling
>>then you have to learn more to do that.
>While I agree that it would provide a great learning experience, It is not 
>a great introduction for a newbie to Linux.  The vast majority of installs 
>that I do go without a glitch.
>
>I would rather start again rather than be hunting down problems for the 
>next six months rather than having a good stable usable system.
>
>In short I agree and disagree. :-)
>
>Kind regards
>Xander
>>
>>I find that I learn a lot every time something goes catastrophically
>>wrong :)
>

It's hard to disagree with anything that's been said, though usually I'd 
have a damn good try. However, as a newbie myself who knows how 
discouraging the whole thing can be I'd suggest putting  a bit of time into 
trying to fix the thing, taking on board the advice given here. But when 
you get sick of that (if it doesn't work, of course) install the thing 
again. You'll have enough of new problems soon enough.  So don't worry too 
much about such opportunites going missing. The only sure thing about this 
business is that there is another problem right around that corner.
You want to get it working and enjoy what it can do. You don't want to 
spend all your time trying to fix it.
While trying to fix it take note of anything of relevance, literally - 
notebook.
I haven't a clue how to fix your problem, by the way :)

Dermot



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