Hold on: # export KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 3). # cd /usr/src/linux/ # make dep see the difference? you set env for 2.4.20-8 but cd into /usr/src/linux/ Is this a typo? if not thats most likely the cause On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 16:48, Stack Buffer wrote: > Greetings Nox, > Thank u very much for the advice. > I recently tried checking out what this POM stuff was > all about and to see if I could apply any patches. > Well I did according to what the Netfilter Extension > HOWTO instructed, namely: > > 1). Get the latest CVS tree, by doing (taken from > HOWTO).. > > # cvs -d :pserver:cvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvspublic > login > > (When it asks you for a password type `cvs'). > > # cvs -d :pserver:cvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvspublic > co netfilter/userspace netfilter/patch-o-matic > > 2). Second I did the following to state my kernel src > dir.. > > # export KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 > > 3). # cd /usr/src/linux/ > # make dep > > 4)# ./runme extra > > Actually my problem is at stage 4, the output says.. > > Do you want to apply this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] > y > Testing patch submitted/03_2.4.21.patch... > Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/ > TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied. > > [Press enter to continue].... > > As u can see somethng is wrong, even worse when press > return it just keeps cycling thru the same above entry > :( . Is the patch number somehow related to my kernel > version number??. What can I do from here > I would really appreciate any help on the above. > Thanking u for ur time > Stack.. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com