On 08/02/12 21:47, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > Try Kernel 3.0.x. But I suspect hw is the cause. 8400.... Bumpgate > Material? Maybe Not but i would replace it. Send from phone. Nightmare. > > Am 03.08.2012 06:30 schrieb "Willie Matthews" > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > On 08/02/2012 05:26 PM, Alecks Gates wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Alan McKinnon > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:24:06 -0700 > >> Mark Knecht <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >>> That means your machine could be 100% testing software. At > your skill > >>> level I do not think this is a good idea. It works for some > but not > >>> for others.(me) > >>> > >>> I'm on my Kindle so more help is hard right now. Consider how > to get > >>> to stable, if that is even possible. > >> Hmmmm, yeaaaaaahhh, I don't think so, he's a newbie > >> > >> I once switched a host from unstable to stable and I sweated blood > >> and bricks to do it. IIRC correctly it involved a whole lot of > manual > >> package masking, and that took a whole lot of grep sed and awking > >> emerge output. > >> > >> It was horrible. It would have been easier to reinstall. But, > being a > >> pigheaded Gentooist, I just had to try! > >> > >> What he could do is switch ACCEPT_KEYWORDS then not do much > updates for > >> 6 months and let stable catch up to unstable. Not ideal from a > security > >> update POV, but better than nothing > >> > >> -- > >> Alan McKinnon > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> > > I'd have to agree with you, Alan. I tried switching from > unstable to > > stable once (and I'm still a newbie, so I was even more of a > newb when > > I tried) -- I just ended up reinstalling to keep my mind from > melting. > > This was on a standard Desktop/Gnome system, of course. > > > Yeah I don't know if I really want to take the time to reset up entire > machine again. It is not only my XBMC machine but it is all my network > services and routes the internet. I think I like the idea that > Alan has, > switch the ACCEPT_KEYWORDS and not update for a couple of months. > > -- > > Willie Matthews > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > I am pretty sure it is the hardware failing. I just booted from a disk using the nouveau drivers and had the exact same problem.
Thanks everyone for your help! -- Willie Matthews [email protected]
