Linux-2.6.39 has been released.

tOOmBa · 06-07-2011, 03:28 PM

well, had some problems with this one. First time tried to compile a linux kernel. Followed this guide: Alien's Bob Guide , the new kernel tried to mount the root partition read-write, it couldn't, then it tried to erase my users from the old kernel, had no permissions to do it (thank's God) and multiple issues of this kind. That's what I could observe from the start up. Just one little exception from the guide, I use Grub instead of Lilo.

Of course I tried to configure it according to my hardware specs, avoiding additional stuff. And one more thing: I didn't have the /usr/src/linux directory, I downloaded the 2.6.39 kernel to the /usr/src/linux-2.6.39 directory and followed the guide in that directory. During the make process had no issues.

On this guide Wiki Guide I found that the /usr/src/linux directory should exist and it contains the kernel-sources (what's that?), did a google search didn't find how to install them.

Your ideas Gentlemen!

Didier Spaier · 06-07-2011, 04:51 PM

AFAIK there is no way a kernel can try to erase users.

And as stated in Alien Bob's guide the kernel source can be installed anywhere you want.

The kernel source is a set of files (organized in a tree hierarchy) from which the kernel is built through the "make" command.

As you are not familiar with compiling a kernel I wouldn't advise you to fine tune its configuration at first.

In a pinch this is how I would do it:

Code:

cd /somewhere # Somewhere *can* be /usr/src but this is not mandatory
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...6.39.1.tar.bz2 # to download the kernel source
# for the kernel version 2.3.39.1 (the newest at time of writing)
tar xjf linux-2.6.39.1.tar.bz2
cd linux-2.6.39.1
version=2.6.39.1
# next step will allow you to use a config file suitable for 2.6.39.1, which will save you a lot of hassle
wget ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/...2.6.39-rc4-smp
mv config-generic-2.6.39-rc4 .config
make olconfig
make menuconfig
# use the former command only to make "built-in" (answer "Y" instead of "M") the driver for your root filesystem.
# This will save you the hassle of making an initrd.
make bzImage modules
# For the next steps you should be root
make modules_install
version=2.6.39.1-smp
cp System.map /boot/System.map-$version
cp .config /boot/config-$version
cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-$version
# Then I would make an entry for the new kernel (/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39.1-smp) in /etc/lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo.
# I do not use grub so you are on your own with it

tOOmBa · 06-07-2011, 10:05 PM

Ok i'll try this tomorrow, without making changes if it has no issues than I'll now that i messed up with the config;

P.S: it did try to erase the users

I'll try to make a screenshot tomorrow.
P.S.S: Thx for your help.

GazL · 08-04-2011, 04:26 AM

39.4 is out. Last in series!

Quote:

From: Greg KH
Subject: Linux 2.6.39.4
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:28:39 -0700

I'm announcing the release of the 2.6.39.4 kernel.

All users of the 2.6.39 kernel series must upgrade.

Please note, this is the LAST release of the 2.6.39 kernel series. All
users of 2.6.39 should be moving to 3.0 right now. This tree is now
end-of-life, please plan accordingly.

The updated 2.6.39.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.39.y.git
and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...stable/linux-2....

thanks,

greg k-h