Yes, I've done some reading and indeed it probably is overheating. I'll probably prop it up on some jewel cases and blow a fan at it until I can get a working system. Then I'll investigate cpu frequency scaling.
Thanks for your advice. On 7/30/07, Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > -- -·=»Ðŧħ«=·-
