Thanks, Robert. This is quite interesting, I'm following your instructions and doing it. Bob On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 21:33, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On 30 Jun 2003, Robert L Cochran wrote: > > > I realize this is a bit of a stupid question, but how do you actually > > apply the bk patch 'patch-2.5.73-bk8.bz2'? > > my formula: > > 1) unload the kernel tarball under /usr/src, which creates a "linux" > subdirectory > 2) have the patch file *somewhere* at hand > 3) cd into the source directory, and just *test* applying the patch > with: > > # cat <patch-file.bz2> | bunzip2 | patch -p1 --dry-run > > (no one get on my case about the redundant "cat". i'm aware. :-) > > the "--dry-run" will just give you feedback about whether the patches > would apply cleanly. if there are *any* patch errors or warnings, > that's bad -- you have a problem. > > if it all looks good, run the command again without that option. > and that's it. > > rday -- Need help with computer hardware or software? I can take care of it in your home at very reasonable cost. Bob Cochran Greenbelt, Maryland, USA http://www.greenbeltcomputer.biz/
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