On Sun, 26 May 2013 18:36:55 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tamer Higazi wrote: > > Hi people! > > When I merge large or big packages like firefox, thunderbird or > > chromium. The system hangsup with "kernel panick" and displays on the > > screen reboot after 30 seconds. > > > > What could it be?! > > > > > > > > For any help or advises, I would kindly thank you. > > > > > > > > > > Tamer > > > > > > Could be lots of things but have you checked your ram? Power supply > getting hot? CPU getting hot? Those are things I can thing of right > off the top of my head. I'm sure others will have additional ideas. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > -- > I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how > you interpreted my words! > > All of these are good general diagnostic suggestions but from what was said, I suspect it's the kernel radeon driver as I've had the same problem. If he's got a radeon card, then he needs at least the linux-firmware and change the krenel setting to build the radoeon as a module/rebuild kernel and modules. Problem solved - I'm not sure what's borked in the kernel module but it affects all versions in portage
