steps to apply a patch

arpi · 03-21-2004, 05:02 PM

hello,

what are the steps to apply this patch?

http://www.keyspan.com/support/linux...patch2003oct02

TX

trickykid · 03-21-2004, 05:08 PM

That looks like a kernel patch right?

If so, you'd do something like this:

cd /usr/src/linux
patch -p0 < [patchname]

Once patched, just recompile your kernel to create a kernel with the changes the patch made, etc.

arpi · 03-21-2004, 05:11 PM

Quote:

That looks like a kernel patch right?

i don't know. i read somewhere that patches need to be compressed.
that is why i am asking

i'll try right now what you said and i'll se what happens

TX

arpi · 03-21-2004, 05:21 PM

nope.

i move the file to the /usr/src/linux-2.4 (root)

when i type

patch -p0 kspatch2003oct02.txt

all i get is the cursor blinking

nothing happens

arpi · 03-21-2004, 05:24 PM

oops. wait a minute. i forgot the '<' character

it is now asking

File to patch:

what should i wrtite?

TX

arpi · 03-21-2004, 05:28 PM

bha

never mind. it looks like it is for a different kernel: 2.4.22

i have 2.4.2149

this staff is torturing me