Re: VERY stupid n00b thing to do

From: Jesse W. (noname2796_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/18/03

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    Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:43:11 -0700 (PDT)
    To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    
    

    Oh I didn't have a problem changing kernels once
    the server was live again, I just don't have
    physical access to the machine so my only problem
    was waiting 2 hours for support to reboot the
    machine to kernel.old

    Then I did it the correct way and just copied the
    generic kernel config and only added the options
    QUOTA line that I needed.

    I'd just never heard of a LINT kernel being new
    to FreeBSD... if Linux has one I never noticed
    it. Thing should come with a big warning label
    for dummies like me :)

    Jesse

    --- clayton rollins <crollins666@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    > On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:08:19 "Jesse Wilson"
    > <noname2796@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >Well here's my dumb newbie mistake.
    > >
    > >I desperately needed to compile disk quota
    > support into my server in a
    > >hurry so I went to the manual and read through
    > real quick, went to the
    > >/sys dir where the kernels are and saw two
    > kernels, generic, the one
    > >that was installed, and lint, the one that
    > already had quota support
    > >turned on.
    > >
    > >So I made, compiled, installed, and rebooted
    > with the LINT kernel.
    > >
    > >The worst part is that this server is at a
    > colo facility and I'm hoping
    > >that I can get the support crew there to
    > reboot the server to kernel.old
    > >but it's been an hour with a completely dead
    > server and no response, and
    > >it's 10 at night so who knows if they even
    > have anyone there right now,
    > >even though they say that they have 24x7
    > support.
    > >
    > >If there happens to be anyone else out there,
    > who like me, didn't know
    > >what the LINT kernel is, it's a non working
    > kernel that apparently has
    > >every single option turned on or something.
    > >
    > >I guess that I should have googled for "lint
    > kernel" before I tried
    > >installing it. :-/
    > >
    > >Jesse
    > >
    >
    > chapter 9, section 6, of the handbook describes
    > the steps to revert to the
    > last working kernel. See it here:
    >
    http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-trouble.html
    >
    > Peace,
    > Clayton
    >
    >
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