From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: sudipm.mukherjee@gmail.com (Sudip Mukherjee)
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 14:55:09 +0530
Subject: Boot up fail with linux-next source code tag next-20141226
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On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Sunil Shahu <sunil.rockon@yahoo.in> 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.
>
>
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