Troubleshooting without help from others (was: Failed to open control device /dev/em8300-0)

[James Knott]

Jason Spiro wrote:
>
> Last summer, a coworker of mine was a software package tester who used
> to be an auto mechanic.  He noted I turn to Google a lot for help with
> problems.  He said it was important to know how to troubleshoot
> without any help from the Web, or mailing lists, or anywhere: to know
> how to track down problems by logical troubleshooting steps.
>
> Is this true?  How important is it, really, to know how to
> troubleshoot independently?

It helps to know enough to accurately describe the problem, so that you
don't go on a mail list as say "It doesn't work. How do I fix it?" 
You're unlikely to get a useful answer, if you can't ask an intelligent
question.

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