On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 08:01 -0500, David Relson wrote: > G'day, Hi
> So far, I've twice had the Gentoo install run for 12 hours and then > found the machine hung. this sounds like a hardware issue - I would guess that you either have faulty ram (or something similar); or your cpu is getting too hot! It is often the case that these issues don't surface until you do something intensive like compile gentoo! > What's the recommended procedure for completing the install? I've never used the graphical install from 2006.0, so I don't know how you can continue from there, but have a look at section 6 of the gentoo handbook (not the 2006.0 version): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 6. Installing the Gentoo Base System 6.a. Chrooting follow the instructions up to and including the chroot command (no need to do the mirrorselect or dns info commands) Once you've chrooted to your new install, just type 'emerge --resume' and it should continue from the last package that was installed. Hope this works for you, -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't make eight cats pull a sled through the snow. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
