Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 24.176.46.100]
on August 23, 2007 02:34 PM
From the article: "Compiling your kernel isn't very hard, but there's a distinct chance you could hose your machine and transform it into a paperweight (ask me how I know!)"
How, pray tell, does one hose one's system with an improperly configured kernel? I'm a Gentoo user, and have spent much time in #gentoo on freenode. At worst, an improperly configured kernel won't boot. It's easily fixed by booting into a livecd and fixing the kernel config. If for whatever reason that doesn't work, you can always boot a livecd, back up your stuff, and reinstall your distro from scratch. I don't see how a bad kernel can render a machine completely useless.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.176.46.100] on August 23, 2007 02:34 PMHow, pray tell, does one hose one's system with an improperly configured kernel? I'm a Gentoo user, and have spent much time in #gentoo on freenode. At worst, an improperly configured kernel won't boot. It's easily fixed by booting into a livecd and fixing the kernel config. If for whatever reason that doesn't work, you can always boot a livecd, back up your stuff, and reinstall your distro from scratch. I don't see how a bad kernel can render a machine completely useless.
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