How to use git to get kernel 2.6.38.8

Chinex · 05-07-2012, 06:18 PM

Last year i was able to get the kernel 2.6.38.8 like this:

# git clone git://git.eu.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.38.y.git

But now, i get a fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

Instead of using git://git.eu.kernel.org... i tried git://git.kernel.org without success. I think i need to use git due to patches i have to apply.

The precise kernel version i formerly downloaded (what git describe told me) was: v2.6.38.8-3-g89a7f99. i know the patches i applied did work on it.

TommyC7 · 05-07-2012, 07:08 PM

I think Torvalds has the kernel up on github: http://www.github.com/

Chinex · 05-08-2012, 06:54 AM

git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
or
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

Both do download a kernel. So i don't know what you mean with github.

TommyC7 · 05-08-2012, 03:26 PM

https://github.com/mirrors/linux

https://github.com/mirrors/linux.git

During last year's kernel.org security vulnerability I believe we were recommended:

https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Chinex · 05-08-2012, 04:00 PM

# git tag

returns me a list of kernel versions beginning with v2.6.11 and ending with v3.4-rc1 as the last and most actual one. There is also the v2.6.38.8 listed, the one i am searching.
I found out, i should extract the desired version using git on the downloaded repository. But i don't know how.

Maybe using # git-archive ?

chffelix · 05-29-2012, 10:07 AM

Hi Chinex,

I had the exact same problem, which I got answered at StackOverflow (how-to-get-an-specific-kernel-version-to-the-extraversion-digit-from-git)

If you clone from Linus tree (git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git) you won't get the v2.6.38.8 tag, but if you clone from the stable tree (git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git) it will be there.

Then, after you have cloned the proper tree, you can check it out as a private branch to work on it with:

Quote:

git checkout -b your_branch_name v2.6.38.8