How to build 4.2.0-27-generic

Do you need specifically 4.2.0-27-generic or will later do as well?

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

Yes, as the drbd and rdma modules I received from Linbit is compiled with this kernel.

Here are the outputs of uname and lsb_release:
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# uname -r
3.19.8-031908-generic

# lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
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Btw, I found an alternative procedure to upgrade to a specific kernel version :
ie:
# apt-get install drbd-module-4.2.0-27-generic drbd-utils drbd-transport-rdma-module-4.2.0-27-generic

I also removed an existing LV and VG which was created during drbdpool config (which I though was causing the hang at initramfs).

The host now reboots to 4.2.0-27-generic successfully w/o any hiccup.

However, I still want to know how to properly re-build from a tar ball and get to a specific version as I've described in my original post.

Thanks,
Sonny

Correction:
# apt-get install drbd-module-4.2.0-27-generic drbd-utils drbd-transport-rdma-module-4.2.0-27-generic
should be
# apt install linux-headers-4.2.0-27-generic linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-27-generic

Why not using https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack#Server to get the 4.4 kernel from the standard repositories?

Instructions how to build a kernel from source are found in several documents, e.g.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile

By the way, the current version of the 4.2 kernel would be 4.2.0-42
4.2.0-27 is from February 2016 and has been superseded by newer versions.

If you do not want the 4.4 but the 4.2 kernel, you could have used the https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta-lts-wily packages with the command

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-wily

Thanks for these tips Manfred.

I'll give the procedures you sent a try tomorrow.

-Sonny DeLara

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