Unable to install the kernel 3.5 in Ubuntu 12.04

Question

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and it's kernel version is "3.8.0-29-generic". For learning purposes I want to change my kernel version from 3.8.o to 3.5.0 version, but I am unable to install it in Ubuntu 12.04.

I followed these steps for kernel compilation:

After downloading source code from kernel.org i followed these steps:

tar -xvf linux-3.5.tar.xz
cd linux-3.5/
ls
make menuconfig
make -j
make modules_install
sudo make modules_install
sudo make install
make modules
sudo reboot

After successful completion of all these steps, Ubuntu is again starting with kernel 3.8.0 generic version. How can I change it?

When you reach the stage with the GRUB2 menu, is there a choice for the older kernel? Please advise. — K7AAY, Jan 02 '14 at 18:09
The grub menu is not displaying anything.after i typed the command "sudo reboot " it defaultly taking the 3.8 version and it not showing anything. — Narasimha Reddy.P, Jan 02 '14 at 18:16
You could always try installing Ubuntu 12.10, I think that had 3.5 kernel by default... — Wilf, Jan 02 '14 at 18:20
For learning purposes you mean compile your own kernel or you just need/want 3.5 kernel? — xangua, Jan 02 '14 at 18:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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Suggest amending your GRUB2 menu to add the option for the alternate kernal. Specific instructions are provided at How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?) so you may add the older kernel.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Jan 02 '14 at 18:20

K7AAY

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 02 '14 at 18:27

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To reach the grub menu and see alternate kernels, hold down the Shift key at boot time. Go to the "Advanced options for Ubuntu" menu.

Also keep in mind that there are official mainline Ubuntu kernels you can install with dpkg.

answered Jan 02 '14 at 18:27

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Wilf · Answer 3 · 2014-01-02T18:34:28.480

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Open a terminal and run:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub.cfg

and comment out this line:

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0"

to:

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0"

This will mean that the menu will show by default, for the time in seconds defined by GRUB_TIMEOUT

You might want to change the timeout to this so that it automatically selects the default entry after 5 seconds:

GRUB_TIMEOUT="5"

So that it remembers the last selected entry, add in this line:

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=saved

and change GRUB_DEFAULT to:

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved

after making any changes, save with Ctrl+O and Enter, and exit with Ctrl+X.

Then run this to update the changes - this will also scan /boot for any new kernels, like the one you installed:

sudo update-grub

More on editing grub.cfg here

edited Jan 02 '14 at 18:34

answered Jan 02 '14 at 18:27

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You need a space after the nano - sudo nano /etc/default/grub.cfg – Wilf Jan 02 '14 at 18:48
after typed the 1st command it displays a blank screen.how to i change the text GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0" to:
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0"
– Narasimha Reddy.P Jan 02 '14 at 18:56
For recent versions of GRUB, the config file should be at /etc/default/grub. If you have Grub1, try using /boot/grub/menu.lst instead, though I think that use different parameters... – Wilf Jan 02 '14 at 19:06

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 02 '14 at 18:39

To install the Quantal hardware enablement packages in Precise, please run the following command:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-quantal xserver-xorg-lts-quantal libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-quantal

Source: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

Unable to install the kernel 3.5 in Ubuntu 12.04

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