From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 17 10:08:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7233D37B401 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f16.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F057343F93 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:08:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:08:35 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:08:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: noname2796@yahoo.com Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:08:35 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Jun 2003 17:08:35.0812 (UTC) FILETIME=[16A51240:01C334F3] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VERY stupid n00b thing to do X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:08:36 -0000 On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:08:19 "Jesse Wilson" 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 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail