On Feb 9, 2008 4:52 PM, Ned Slider <nedslider at f2s.com> wrote: > > >> > >> I tried to word it as an alternative suggestion, giving him options, > >> rather than deliberately steering him in that direction. Like you say > >> Akemi, he didn't appear to have the knowledge to follow the current Wiki > >> guide and I could see him getting frustrated by a perceived lack of > >> progress (having a working Internet connection seems to be a critical > >> requirement to most new users). > > > > That was indeed a good suggestion. This person used an old nic and > > got connected successfully. Well, now that he can access the network, > > he is a good candidate for us to ask if he could try installing the > > driver by following the instructions (I wrongly posted in other > > thread). So I did: > > > > http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=12467&forum=40 > > > > Hope he can make it :-D > > > I saw :) > > Be prepared to do some hand holding... from his first post in that > thread "Ran yum -Uvh *.rpm and it failed". This is why I initially hesitated to refer him to the link. But since wolfy is a member of the forum now and he is incredibly kind, I believe he would be willing to offer his hands. ;-) > I normally find the first hurdle is becoming root, and the differences > between 'su' and 'su -'. Do we have a Wiki Tips and Tricks entry on that > yet?? This su versus su - issue is seen everywhere (mailing list, irc, etc). So go right ahead with the wiki entry *you* suggested. Akemi :-D