VERY stupid n00b thing to do

[Scott Corey]

Right at the beginning of the /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT file:

# NB: You probably don't want to try running a kernel built from this
# file.  Instead, you should start from GENERIC, and add options from
# this file as required.

LINT is not new to FreeBSD, in fact it is not in 5.x anymore!

Jesse W. wrote:
> 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 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>>On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:08:19 "Jesse Wilson"
>><noname2796 at 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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