Re: [gentoo-user] Machine freezes during gcc compile

[Dan Cowsill]

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 <danieldaveiga@×××××.com> wrote:
> On 7/30/07, Dan Cowsill <danthehat@×××××.com> 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.
>
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