On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 1:02 AM Harsh chopra < serviceprovider.tester@gmail.com> wrote: > I cloned the kernel from "git clone git:// > git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git". > I selected the branch 5.7.y for building the kernel, I used the command > "make menuconfig" to select specific modules and to avoid other options > that come up while making the .config file. > > I was able to successfully install the kernel but when I started the > kernel version 5.8.3+ , the system freezes with the message "see systemctl > status kdump.service". > When I looked in the logs I found this message "Failed to start Crash > recovery kernel arming" > My operating system is Centos 7.8.2003 kernel 3.10. > Any help will be appreciated. > > > Try to duplicate the CentOS kernel's config instead of using/creating your own, you probably missed one or more needed config item. Or better, use rpm/rpm source from elrepo (google for the url). It takes stable/mainline kernel and make it (as much as possible) work with CentOS Mind you that CentOS 7 is based on 3.10.x kernel and you're trying to run 5.x kernel, something that might not work due to incompatibility of API/ABI Hope it helps > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>