On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Sunil Shahu <sunil.rockon@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to build and boot linux-next kernel tree. > > My original kernel with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was 3.5.0-23-generic. > > I checked out code with tag next-20141226. I generated a ".config" file with > "make localmodconfig". I installed modules and kernel. > On restart PC do not boot up. > > I then checked out tag v3.16-rc3 and booted. It worked pretty good and > booted properly. > > I had few question from this exercise: > > 1) Why my PC didn't boot up with linux-next kernel? > 2) Do I need to apply any specific patches to boot mainline linux-next > kernel on my Ubuntu 12.04 PC? > 3) How do people test mainline kernel-next? Do they apply their OS specific > patch on linux-next tree or test linux-next on some specific OS? I am regularly working with linux-next, and i am using ubuntu 13.04 , 14.04. I never had to use any patch to boot it. also tested on 10.04. what error message you got? Sudip > > Thanks, > Sunil. > > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
