Hi everyone, First, thanks for all the input regarding CFLAGS.
Can I be honest here? My technical skills don't seem to be anywhere near on a par with most of the people on this list. I've been using Gentoo since 2004 and the reason I do, is for the control that I have over my system. Because this will be a new computer and I may essentially void the warranty if I alter the pre-configuration, I seriously thought about leaving the status quo and putting up with Windows 7. However, I would lose practically as much as losing my first born! I would have to put up with all the things that bug me about Windows and I wouldn't have all the programs that I love in Linux. If I am a "chicken shit" and still want Linux, I could install another distro, like Kubuntu, where you can be almost brain dead and still get a running Linux system, but then I would sacrifice the control that I know and love about Gentoo. I'm not willing to do that either .... at least not without a fight. I've always managed to get my Gentoo system running and maintained, but I've always used an x86 iso and stage 3. I've googled and didn't really find a definitive answer to my question so, I am bowing to the experts on this list and asking you guys to bear with me and help me out. What would you recommend that I used for the iso an stage 3? As a reminder my computer is a Dell XPS 8300 with an Intel Core -i7-2600 processor. I'm a little confused between the choices x86 (which seems to only apply to Pentium 4 systems and only utilizes 32-bit processing), amd64 and ia64. Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Colleen -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
