Disclaimer

This guide does not explain the details of compiling a Linux kernel, nor does it guarantee that it will work on other systems. Do check out the Linux Foundation for more information: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/a-beginners-guide-to-linux-kernel-development-lfd103/

Hardware

  • MBP M2 - MacOS Sequoia
  • Parallels running Ubuntu VM 24.04.02 6.8.0-59 generic

Commands

 # Commands to compile linux kernel 594 sudo apt-get install build-essential vim git cscope libncurses-dev libssl-dev bison flex 595 cd ~ && mkdir linux_work 596 git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux_stable 598 cd linux_stable 601 git checkout linux-6.9.y 605 cp /boot/config-6.8.0-59-generic.config 607 vim .config 608 make clean 609 make oldconfig 612 make -j12 620 sudo make modules_install install 644 cd /etc/default 649 sudo vim grub 650 sudo update-grub 657 reboot

Notes

################### # 601 git checkout linux-6.9.y # This was the latest branch at the time 05/25 # Use 'git branch -a' to check the latest releases ################### # 607 vim .config # If you receive a certificate error when compiling, # in .config edit these lines as follows CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYS="" CONFIG_SYSTEM_REVOCATION_KEYS="" ################### # 609 make oldconfig # You can use 'make menuconfig' to customize the kernel # oldconfig uses the current host configuration ################### # 612 make -j12 # Change '12' to the number of jobs you want to use # My MBP has 12 cores so I used 12 jobs ################### # 649 sudo vim grub # Change the values below: #GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="earlyprintk=vga"