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       <li><a href="#downloaded_packages">Location of downloaded packages</a></li>
       <li><a href="#add_packages">Adding new packages to Buildroot</a></li>
       <li><a href="#board_support">Creating your own board support</a></li>
+      <li><a href="#faq">Frequently asked questions</a></li>
       <li><a href="#links">Resources</a></li>
     </ul>
 
@@ -1593,6 +1594,49 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
     <p>If you package software that might be useful for other people, don't
     forget to send a patch to Buildroot developers!</p>
 
+    <h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2>
+
+    <ul>
+      <li><a href="#faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs
+      after <code>Starting network...</code></a></li>
+      <li><a href="#module-init-tools-doesnt-build">module-init-tools
+      fails to build with <code>cannot find -lc</code></a></li>
+    </ul>
+
+    <h3 id="faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting
+    network...</code></h3>
+
+    <p>If the boot process seems to hang after the following messages
+    (messages not necessarly exactly similar, depending on the list of
+    packages selected):</p>
+
+    <pre>Freeing init memory: 3972K
+Initializing random number generator... done.
+Starting network...
+Starting dropbear sshd: generating rsa key... generating dsa key... OK</pre>
+
+    <p>then it means that your system is running, but didn't start a
+    shell on the serial console. In order to have the system start a
+    shell on your serial console, you have to go in the Buildroot
+    configuration, <code>Target options</code>, enable <code>Generic
+    serial port config</code>, and select the serial port and speed
+    you would like to use for the shell. This will automatically tune
+    the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file of the generated system so that
+    a shell starts on the correct serial port.</p>
+
+    <h3 id="module-init-tools-doesnt-build">module-init-tools
+      fails to build with <code>cannot find -lc</code></h3>
+
+    <p>If the build of <i>module-init-tools</i> for the host fails
+    with:</p>
+
+    <pre>/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc </pre>
+
+    <p>then probably you are running a Fedora (or similar)
+    distribution, and you should install the <code>glibc-static</code>
+    package. This is because the <i>module-init-tools</i> build
+    process wants to link statically against the C library.</p>
+
     <h2 id="links">Resources</h2>
 
     <p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p>