Comment 6 for bug 1034338

@Kevin,

It is possible to install the latest mainline kernel[0] on a precise or quantal installation. To do so, Download the test kernel .deb files(both linux-image and linux-image-extra).

Then you can install it with:
sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

A reboot is then required to boot into the new kernel.

After power-on, you can hold the shift key to access the GRUB2 menu. From there you can select which kernel to boot. Once tested, you can remove the mainline kernel with sudo dpkg -r kernel-package-name