Newer Linux (that is, kernel)

[Greg Madden]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:33:39 +0000
Pupeno <pupeno at pupeno.com> wrote:

> I need, due to new hardware, a new Linux (that is, the kernel, Linux
> is a kernel). What path do you recommend me to get it ? I see the
> following:
> 
> * Download the sources from Edgy repositories (.dsp and others) and
> re-build. I tried it, rebuilding worked, trying to install required a
> module-init-tools newer that what I have, would it be safe to just
> change that dependency on the control file and re-build ?
> 
> * Download sources from Ubuntu using git. This seems living too in
> the edge, isn't it ? it seems for people actively working on the
> packages of Linux, I don't plan to do that.
> 
> * Download vanilla (mainstream) Linux and recompile, and here I have
> a couple of choices. How:
>   - using good old make and install
>   - using make-kpkg, I tried this one
>  or with what config:
>   - using Ubuntu Daper config and running make-kpkg
> --config=oldconfig, I tried this one.
>   - using Ubuntu Edgy congig
> The vanilla kernel I built hangs when booting, I am not sure why or
> doing what. Depressing.
> 
> Thank you.

You didn't mention the error message, if any, when it stops booting
but  a guess here would be... did you run 'mkinitrd' to create a
initrd.img?  Look in /boot/grub/menu.lst' to see if there is a line
for the initrd in each stanza for each kernel.

-- 
Greg Madden