On 7/30/07, Dan Cowsill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got myself a new laptop and wanted to install Gentoo on it. > After getting a working base system installed, I tried to install > Xorg-x11, but the machine froze while trying to compile gcc. Keep in > mind, there were no error messages, logs or anything of that nature. > Just a straight up lack of any sort of control over the system. > > Now, just a little while ago I decided I'd try a different approach. > I thought perhaps the problem lies in how I compiled the kernel. I > tried to emerge gcc in the livecd environment with my gentoo install > chrooted and sure enough, same deal. > > Does anyone know what could cause this? Or perhaps, what I should > look for to solve this problem? >
Probably your laptop overheated... It happened to me once. Make sure that all fans are not obstructed in any way, and think about setting up CPU frequency scaling according to the CPU temperature, was the only way to get my laptop to compile stuff like GCC and OpenOffice, to set it down to 2.0 GHz when it reaches 70 degrees, instead of its full 2.6GHz. -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
