Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE and HARD lock ups.

[Dale]

Dale wrote:
> Mick wrote:
>> I'm stating the obvious here, but have you tried restoring from a
>> back up that
>> you made before these problems started?
>>
>
> I usually have a backup but I got rid of it a month or so ago.  I was
> planning to take the drive out and use it for something else but never
> got around to it.  Before that I played with LVM a bit.
>
> So far, I have upgraded gcc and glibc and the emerge -e world is
> almost finished.  If it still locks up, I'm going to try a different
> xorg and friends.  Someone else mentioned a bug that is pretty close
> to what I have going on.
>
> I'm going to fix this even if I don't know for sure what caused it.
> If after this emerge it works, it has to be either gcc or glibc.  If
> it still does it and I upgrade/downgrade xorg and friends then it
> works, then I know it was one of those.
>
> I'm just hoping for a fix and glad I got Fluxbox on here.  Fluxbox
> ain't fancy but it works well for a backup..  I have to add, it is
> pretty snappy on a 4 core 3.2Ghz CPU with 16Gbs of ram too.  lol
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

If you ever see me in person, kick me real hard.  I read your reply then 
had a thought.  I forgot to switch to the new compiler BEFORE I started 
the emerge.  So, I almost recompiled everything with the same gcc.  At 
least your reply made me think of it.  ;-)

< hangs head in shame and sighs >

Dale

:-)  :-)

P. S.  I feel like a idiot.  What a NOOB mistake.