Linux Junior Break Fix

[coltrane]

I was reading Izan Seth / mcdougrs's lastest post when I came up with an idea...what if we added a section onto LJR that included break/fix problems and resolutions? Im really not into having any kind of virtual help desk enviroment established since it would be a full time job in itself, but it would be a great noise maker for the community and perhaps assist the influx of newbies Ive seen recently.

Thoughts?

[mcdougrs]

I've seen something like this on a couple of different boards... Not sure how they implement it. If it was something easy to do I would go for it. The only down fall I see for this would be that none of the old stuff would be in there.

[Schotty]

Crap, I just posted something along these lines Some mod I am, missing this one !!

Well, I am definitely on board here. I started one for FC, and will maintain one for each release.

[shebang]

[quote author=Schotty link=board=18;threadid=9939;start=0#msg90856 date=1101581444]
Crap, I just posted something along these lines Some mod I am, missing this one !!

Well, I am definitely on board here. I started one for FC, and will maintain one for each release.
[/quote]

That would be awesome. I think, since a lot of people use Slackware, we can start one for Slackware. And also gentoo.

Coltrane, I think this is an awesome idea. We could also do something like software specific break/fix'es. So, for instance, we could have under Xorg/XFree:

Error: No Screens Found
Solution: Foo - bar.

Anyways - thanks for the idea..

[countach44]

I agree, except we need to have specific things. IE no screens found could mean anything in your config is fubar.

[shebang]

[quote author=Countach44 link=board=18;threadid=9939;start=0#msg90862 date=1101608805]
I agree, except we need to have specific things. IE no screens found could mean anything in your config is fubar.
[/quote]

We could have cases,

Error: No Screens Found

Case 1: Blah is messed up:
Solution: fix Blah

Case 2: Foo is messed up
Solution: fix Foo

etc.

[Tyr_7BE]

I'd say we need one for Ubuntu, but it already has one of the best wikis I've ever seen. I've found just about everything I need either on their Wiki or on their forums.

[Schotty]

[quote author=Tyr_7BE link=board=18;threadid=9939;start=0#msg90882 date=1101688310]
I'd say we need one for Ubuntu, but it already has one of the best wikis I've ever seen. I've found just about everything I need either on their Wiki or on their forums.
[/quote]

Are there common issues though that almost all users are going to run into? If so, at the very least, post links to the wiki.

[Tyr_7BE]

[quote author=Schotty link=board=18;threadid=9939;start=0#msg90900 date=1101740471]
[quote author=Tyr_7BE link=board=18;threadid=9939;start=0#msg90882 date=1101688310]
I'd say we need one for Ubuntu, but it already has one of the best wikis I've ever seen. I've found just about everything I need either on their Wiki or on their forums.
[/quote]

Are there common issues though that almost all users are going to run into? If so, at the very least, post links to the wiki.
[/quote]

Agreed. Posted in distro specific forum

[gorn]

Problem: Odd noises coming from stomach
Cause 1: Hungry
Solution: Eat Break-fix

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