Compiling newer version of Linux-Libre for Trisquel

Take a look at this thread: http://trisquel.info/fr/forum/how-i-can-upgrade-kernel

If you are using a 32 bit system, I can help you to setup the repository. If you are using a 64 bit system, you may also consider installing (e.g., with GDebi) the kernel image of the next Debian ( http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/linux-base and http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/linux-image-2.6.38-2-amd64 ). Since Debian has decided to remove the proprietary blobs from the kernel in the main repository, this package *should* be OK.

You could use the package "kernel-package" and his command make-kpkg. It's
the best way.

http://lgallardo.com/en/2010/01/25/compilar-el-kernel-a-lo-debian/

good luck :)

2011/5/8 <name at domain>

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to configure and compile a newer version of the Linux-Libre
> kernel (2.6.38) that I downloaded from fsfla.org and get it to work with
> Trisquel, since the latest image Trisquel currently provides is 2.6.35-8 and
> I need a later version to compile some software. This is the first time I'm
> ever trying to compile linux from source, so I have pretty much no
> experience. I compiled the kernel with several different configurations,
> including ones generated by `make oldconfig`, `make allyesconfig`, `make
> allmodconfig`, and ones that I created following instructions I found on
> several websites, but all of them resulted in kernel panic along with other
> problems at boot. I think it is probably because I created no initrd image,
> but I have no idea what files should and should not be included in the
> initrd to make it work with Trisquel.
>
> Any help to configure and compile a newer Linux-Libre to work with
> Trisquel, as well as any help to create a proper initrd image for it, will
> be highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

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Thank you very much. I have managed to upgrade the kernel and the software I was trying to compile worked.