-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 > > > > Your best bet would probably be to installer ubuntu-server, then install the packages manually for a _similar_ method to gentoo... but I don't really see much point. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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