Recent content by ddawson

Of course. It's an extension of the flags in make.conf, after all. I just doubt most applications are capable of causing/triggering this type of problem. The kernel and X-server, sure. Maybe mesa? But not most regular stuff, when it has no direct access to most hardware. But in any case, I can...

Here is my make.conf. Note that there is quite a bit in package.use (a directory with package-specific files), but I don't imagine most of it is important here. Any suggestions on whether, and how, you want to see any content there? And since you asked about that, you probably want to see what...

I somehow missed this question until now. Well, mainly I'm using KDE/Plasma on X.org. That said, I have tried others, and as I recall, I still experienced a hang. That was some time ago, though, so I could check it again. In the meantime, it might be good to know some more info about my...

I've been considering running something else like a live OS for a while and seeing if that hangs.

I'll have to check and see what version it says, but it at least seems to be up to date. I have tried the online update function several times, but it always says it's up to date. Maybe I should download one? System info available from the OS says, "P4.30", which I think is the latest. Most...

I could really use some help with this. It's been driving me crazy, not to mention interfering with my activities, for quite some time. I'm not even sure where to post this, as I'm not sure just where the root cause is. There are two systems here. Both are similarly set up and have Gentoo Linux...

Okay. Working again with motherboard #3. That optical drive will not be used anymore, and I'm using the alternate PSU just to be on the safe side. I gave it a day this time before saying anything. Again, thanks for your advice.

Okay, when you explain it like that, it gives me confidence. Thanks. Admittedly, I realized after writing, if it were somehow dying, there probably should have been noticeable signs for a while, when in fact there were none. And if the drive killed it, things wouldn't have been working perfectly...

Well, sure, but some of us have disc collections. I do like to rip my CDs, but there are cases where I need to use (or burn) an actual disc. I guess I could start using an external drive. The 2x2. That's the one that feeds CPU power, right? Which is what I was describing, right? So, it's acting...

Oh no! It's not fixed after all! :( It was running fine for a while. However, I had not hooked up the optical drive, because I didn't have a usable SATA cable for it (because one of the ones on the old board is a piece of **** that absolutely refuses to come loose, but that's another issue). I...

Good news! Got a replacement board today. Works just fine. I think that proves where the immediate problem lay. Thankfully, everything else, including the CPU and RAM, seems to be intact. Well, that makes sense; since it was on both a surge protector and UPS, it seems unlikely a power surge or...

Points taken about load. I agree that could be an issue in theory. But the thing is... when you say GPU, you're talking about a graphics card, right? Yeah, this system doesn't have one (should I have mentioned that specifically? Well, I did say no expansion cards, and I really meant it). Yeah...

Ouch. I hope that hasn't happened in my case. What's considered a significant load? Is having a motherboard connected not enough for that? Because it may have done something to the motherboard? Ah, yes. I thought I may have left something out of my OP. I did indeed try clearing CMOS. Twice, in...

I know there have been similar posts along these lines. But the ones I saw involved new builds/upgrades. This is a computer I've been using for a couple of years. It was working fine when I shut it down. Also, I had not done anything to the internal hardware for quite a while. All of a sudden...