Every build I make/made, I start from scratch with the same recipe. Essentially this:
/usr/bin/git clone http://git.lede-project.org/source.git
cd lede
./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a
vi target/linux/mvebu/Makefile ### change to 4.4 kernel
make menuconfig
make -j4 V=s ### if this fails try -j1
The stuff provided in the link anomeome provided does work. But having to do that for every build is a pain. And, I'm reporting this here to let folks know that 4.4 build is broken and we can't use 4.9 because there are random reboots(long thread with many experiencing this) >> [Solved] WRT1900ACV1 reboots: kernel 4.9
@stmtpr The reboots on 4.9 are environment specific and are not experienced by everyone. I'd recommend trying 4.9 to determine if your environment is one that causes reboots (the issues with 4.4 for the 1900ac V1 have been around for months IIRC).
Thanks for the input JW. I've tried 4.9 many times over the last few months and all of them cause my Mamba to reboot when I'm doing very large downloads via wired ethernet.
I guess the point I'm trying to make by bringing this up is if I cannot use 4.9 then I must have an easy way to build 4.4 without jumping thru hoops.