Are you sure this isn't a hardware issue? Could it be overheating/a drive DOA? What components are you using, as there may be issues relating to drivers that are causing the instability.
As to the Installing Ubuntu like Gentoo thing I have absolutely no idea, but I suspect not. Mj Quoting Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > hi everyone > >> been having LOTS of issues with my newly built pc - runs smoothly most >> of the time, but does really random things: freezes for no reason, >> compiz dying for no visible reason etc, and it's taken to booting up >> in just under 10 minutes if I'm lucky. 4-core processor, 2GB ram, 1GB >> graphics memory etc - not something I'd expect to happen on a system >> of that spec. Or am I just being naive and expecting too much? :P >> Anyway, I was wondering if it's possible to install ubuntu from >> source, like you would with gentoo (I think that's right), where every >> package installs itself to work with your hardware perfectly... or >> does that completely defy the idea of ubuntu? >> >> Thanks :D >> >> =============================== >> Farran Lee >> I'm only 15 :P > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/