On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 12:05 -0800, Mike Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > I was trying to apply the ipset patch to the kernel shipped with fc4 and > it didn't take. The patch README advised that it may not apply cleanly > to distro specific kernels. I'd really like to be able to use the > extensions to netfilter. > > Could somebody point out (or point me to) the differences between the > stock kernels from kernel.org and those generated for fedora, and why? > > Been running RH in production since 5.2. Hate to have to change > platforms because the fc kernel has diverged so far from the standard. > > Thanks for any help, > Mike Wright > I don't know if "diverge from standard" is the right word here considering the fact that a single new-line might break the patch. You have two options: A. Check what's broken and fix the patch. Unless something is really broken (and assuming you have sufficient C experience) it should be pretty trivial to fix. B. Use a vanilla kernel. It should work just fine. BTW, you might want to upgrade to a newer FC version. FC4 has been moved to legacy mode. - Gilboa -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
