how to identify kernel build in grub menu

[Sumit Kumar]

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the help.

As you had said, its in "General Setup" -> "Local Version".

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Thanks and Regards,

Sumit


On Sunday 29 April 2018 07:43 PM, Alex Arvelaez wrote:
>
> On Apr 29, 2018 9:51 AM, Sumit Kumar <sumit686215 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I built a kernel for the first time following this guide :
> > https://kernelnewbies.org/OutreachyfirstpatchSetup
> >
> > I rebooted my ubuntu machine and went to the grub menu and then chose
> > advanced option menu. I could see 5-6 different choices listed as 
> Ubuntu
> > with different versions:
> >
> > 1. Are they all referring to some kernel build ?
>
> Yeah, check the kernel versions and you'll see that all entries are 
> different.
>
> > 2. If so, how do I identify my build from the rest of the builds ? Is
> > there a way to name my build so that I can easily identify it ?
>
> There is an option to append a string to the version of the kernel. 
> Use it to tag your kernels, you can find it by doing `make nconfig` I 
> think it's under the "General" category(I'm paraphrasing) check the 
> docs for the actual wording.
>
> Also after building and installing your new kernel you'll need to 
> update your grub menu so it can detect the new kernel.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
>