Hi Jude When you patch a kernel you patch the source. Then you must compile. To get in touch with Bill Acker use wacker@octothorp.org or +1 303777-8123. Frank On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I'm wondering for patching kernel files like vmlinuz-2.2.16-22 in /boot > wouldn't it be better to use dd rather than cp? If I remember correctly > dd is supposed to be what's used to copy binary files in unix. Me and > Bill Hacker tried the other night to update my kernel and things got > broken. Also, I ran md5sum on the first instance of vmlinuz-2.2.16-22 I > downloaded as well as on the second download of that file and the numbers > were identical. I'd send Bill the md5sum number I got but his older email > address of whacker@octothorp.org doesn't work anymore and I haven't got a > newer address for him yet.