F On Nov 7, 2011 10:21 PM, "Alan Pope" <<a href="mailto:alan@popey.com">alan@popey.com</a>> wrote: > > On 07/11/11 22:07, alan c wrote: >> >> Can somebody please offer some off list support to guide me through >> 'testing using the upstream kernel'? >> I found a bug re a particular webcam, which is being diagnosed, and I >> have been asked if I can test using the upstream kernel. There are >> some guidance notes, but I need help to get my head round it. >> I am willing to try, but not having done anything similar I want to >> avoid wasting lots of time or getting an invalid result. >> > > It's pretty easy actually. > > <a href="http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/">http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/</a> > > That folder has a giant list of upstream kernels, both i386 and AMD64 builds. > > This page describes how you do it:- > > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds</a> > > With this bit being the specific part you need:- > > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Installing_Mainline_Kernels">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Installing_Mainline_Kernels</a> > > So what I'd do is:- > > 1) Figure out what version of kernel you're currently running with "uname -a" > 2) Look up the kernel on <a href="http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/info/kernel-version-map.html">http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/info/kernel-version-map.html</a> and see which mainline one it maps to > 3) Go to <a href="http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/">http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/</a> and find the mainline one you need > 4) Download the files as per <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Installing_Mainline_Kernels">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Installing_Mainline_Kernels</a> to a folder > 5) Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the kernel deb files to. > 6) Use "sudo dpkg -i linux*.deb" to install them > 7) Reboot to the new kernel (use shift at boot time to force dpkg to show a menu) and test your device. Do you mean grub Mr pope? > > Cheers, > Al. > > > -- > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a>