> From:: Rajat Gujral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: [gentoo-user] Help needed for installing KDE
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:18:03 -0700 (PDT)

> Hi , I have downloaded image (Kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r6) for x86 architecture 
> from the gentoo website and complied the gentoo kernel for pentium 3 
> processor (coppermine). But while emering portages for gentoo, after 
> compilation of KDE portage my computer hangs permanentally and nothing more 
> is done after that. Everytime when i restart my computer and  emerge KDE,  it 
> starts compilation from the same point . Also i keep getting DMA_INTR errors 
> sometimes while installion . I have tried using -c option with mke2fs but the 
> errors still keep coming . Is it because of that . Can anyone please help me 
> and suggest what would be causing this problem and how can i carry on with 
> the installation. I was facing some compiler problem (i368 VS i686 ) which 
> then was resolved by using fix_lib_tools . Is there something that i maybe 
> missing as this is the first time i am installing gentoo. 

This could be a dodgy hard disk with bad blocks, or perhaps you haven't emerged 
hdparm and/or not added it to your default runlevel?
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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