> i suspect that the system does some kind of damaging stuff because of > the 2 versions of glibc. having 2 glibc version should never happen and > i really think that that is the main problem. remove the older one and > reemerge the new one and then emerge again the system. > if this doesn't work, copy the /etc to somewhere safe then go here: > http://www.funtoo.org/linux/amd64/funtoo-amd64-2008.02.02/ > get the stage3 and untar it from a livedvd or similar to the gentoo > root partition. after that put again the /etc backuped to its place and > then log into gentoo terminal, not kde, and try to update the world. if > this still doesn't work, then ask again.
Well thank you Mark and Beso, The above worked well and I think I now have my beloved gentoo back to normal. It's great to know that comprehensive help is available to solve even the most complex problems. kind regards Paul -- This message has been sent using kmail with gentoo linux -- gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
