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On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:51:54 +0000, Mick wrote: |
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> >> This would typically happen in the middle of an emerge, which was |
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> >> rather annoying, and/or when updatedb was running. |
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> > At least you could re-run an aborted emerge; when my box hangs it |
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> > just stops responding to keyboard and mouse, and the network |
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> > interface stops receiving packets so I can't ssh in from another box |
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> > to shut it down neatly. It's BRS time. |
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> No I couldn't. :-( |
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> The whole system would freeze up, no keyboard, no network, no nothing. |
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> I had to pull the plug every time. |
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Not even Alt-SysRq? That's a serious lockup. |
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You can still resume a merge after a power down, with |
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ebuild /path/to/ebuild merge. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Drop your carrier .. we have you surrounded |
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