Even before I brought this matter to meta SU, this was no longer a problem for me. I already found my own solution (so far only for 32-bit BIOS) after wasting few days of trials and errors, I documented in my notebook, and I am satisfied.
Post-feedback clarification:
fixer1234: You gave up too soon. Sometimes Meta questions take awhile for people to see them. Already at +9 (+10/-1), there have been no more downvotes after the initial one, and now at zero close votes.
Based on my quick lookup for canonical-answer on meta SU, some meta posts with targeted topics were addressed within several days. So I assumed several days is enough; turned out not really.
Vote count did not really matter. I am most concerned with guideline to create canonical post; I have a strong impression that SU has a strict or high expectation on what kind of posts are allowed, despite being on-topic. Hence the meta question.
fixer1234: You didn't ask for advice in the question on structuring a canonical thread, [...]
I noted from the beginning:
I am not sure if I should proceed to create a new question, or leave to a more experienced user on SU to formulate the question to address all matters above.
And I also added in Revision 4:
P.S.: I was expecting the answer is something like: "Yes, we can create one; what you need to do is [...]" or "No, we do not need one because [...]"...
I could have asked directly "where should I start", but wouldn't such direct question be seen too broad? So I worded like "should I do A or B" approach.
fixer1234: [...] and you seemed to have the topic well in hand.
No. My knowledge is limited to how much I have done through trials and errors (or how many hours I have wasted to reach that knowledge).
fixer1234: Outline what you envision in the question and each planned answer in separate posts here [...]
Given that my knowledge is limited, I hesitated to create the pair of question and answer. So I was hoping the outcome of this meta discussion is either:
- meta answer that gives a brief guideline on how should a first-time contributor write a canonical question, or
- meta answer that simply ask to follow format like so and so
That would have saved much time, without any redudant comment. Again, this is because I have a strong impression that SU has a strict or high expectation on what kind of posts are allowed, despite being on-topic. So I rather follow the guideline than simply creating my own.
Sorry, I really give up on SU this time.
At least I managed to bring awareness; however, no changes to my decision. Should anyone else willing to spend their precious time and energy to create the canonical post, feel free to do so.
