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gabberwotchit
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 Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:54 pm Post subject: gentoo freezes completely during emerge |
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Hi,
I have set up a gentoo system with no problems up to now. I am now trying to install gnome so I did:
| Code: | emerge gnome xscreensaver
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All goes well until I leave the console for a while. When I get back some screensaver is active because the screen is blank (but I'm not running X). I can see that the emerge is still progressing because I can see the network activity and the disk light flashing. However if I touch any key to unblank the screen the whole system hangs up with the caps lock and scroll lock lights flashing.
The only think I can do then is to hit the reset button.
I have seen some similar problems in this forum and tried some of the solutions like disabling ACPI in the BIOS but it makes no difference.
I am using genkernel 2.4.26-r9. I have run memtest86 without any errors. The system is not a laptop - it's a AMD Duron desktop. The CPU temp looks fine in the BIOS.
I have also tried building a new kernel, but it failed to compile and I have given up on that approach for now.
(I am a newbie to gentoo, but have used HP-UX, Solaris and AIX for many years). |
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chickaroo
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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if your using genkernel then it's prolly got APM and acpi stuff built in. there are some bugs with console blanking on some bios', i would suggest trying again to compile your own kernel. my guess would be APM stuff that's causing your issues. i had a similiar issue with one of my pc's - it would blank the screen and wouldn't come back on again. i think i solved it by turning on/off stuff in APM or dissabling APM completely.
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gabberwotchit
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | if your using genkernel then it's prolly got APM and acpi stuff built in. there are some bugs with console blanking on some bios', i would suggest trying again to compile your own kernel. my guess would be APM stuff that's causing your issues. i had a similiar issue with one of my pc's - it would blank the screen and wouldn't come back on again. i think i solved it by turning on/off stuff in APM or dissabling APM completely. |
I was afraid of that. I did try to build a kernel but it had some compilation errors. Is there a more detailed guide to building a kernel than the one on the gentoo web site? Do I have to do a 'make clobber' to remove the old kernel?
Thanks. |
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