Bootstrapping freezes everytime

compucoder · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 5:34 pm Post subject: Bootstrapping freezes everytime

Hi guys, has anyone experienced this problem and if so what would be a way to fix it.

I am trying to install gentoo 1.2 on my system from a stage1 build

I have a p166 - 5 series cpu with a 2 MB SIS on board vid card a 3Com etherlink III ISA card.

Everything goes according to plan right up to the bootstrap compiling. It goes for about 3 hours without trouble and then usually just stops. The system is still responsive and I can exit the make but it never continues. I have no idea what is the problem. I have configured my CFLAGS to use i586 with an optimization level of 2.

I am completely lost on this one.

I would start from a stage2/3 but I got a i586 system and the premade iso's are for an i686

thanx

phong · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 5:46 pm Post subject:

Where in the bootstrap does it stop (what is on the screen at that point)? There are a couple spots during the build of glibc that go a _very_ long time on a slow cpu like that without any output, and it might just appear to be frozen...
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compucoder · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 6:13 pm Post subject:

I didnt write it down , sorry - will need to do it again - i vaguely remember something about an .opt module. The stopping I am mentioning isnt just for a little wait, it was stuck on this step for over 2 hours, finally I just stopped the build

If there are compile commands that take over 2 hours on a slow machine let me know and I will just wait it out

thanx

phong · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 6:20 pm Post subject:

Hmm, they take a while, but not 2 hours. Definately post the screenful or so that shows everything before the freeze, that will probably be helpful.
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compucoder · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 7:16 pm Post subject:

got any ideas how I can capture the screen data? I only got my linux box hooked up at the time I am installing(one net connection) - How do you take a "print screen" - also , how do you mount the floppy, I can then save it to floppy and paste it here from windows

thanx

rac · Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 7:18 pm Post subject:

Do you have any spare RAM that will fit that mobo that you can swap with what you've got in there? Or can you take half the RAM out at a time and see if that changes anything?
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