I think I'm ready for the next step. Any suggestions? I don't want to be a l33t haxxor or however I'm supposed to spell it but I would like a little bit more control and would like to move in the direction of understanding how everything is put together. I tried LFS but that was just over the top for me right now. GCC takes my machine about 5 hours to build and I don't have the patience for it. somehow I keep fucking it up. Thanks for any input.