10 May
2006
10 May
'06
1:42 p.m.
Josh Lawrence wrote:
I'm confused about how to properly patch a kernel.
I tried to patch a
kernel recently with Mingo's patch, and it failed. In researching the
problem, I came up with this:
http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/HowToApplyAPatch
Downloading kernel 2.6.16.15 and patch 2.6.16-rt20 is correct. The FAQ
likely applies to patches for getting 2.6.0 to 2.6.15. What error do you
see when you try applying 2.6.16-rt20 to 2.6.16.15?
From what I can understand, this document is
telling me that I would
need to download kernel 2.6 (no incremental versions), and
apply the
most recent Mingo patch (as of today, 2.6.16-rt20) from there. Prior
to reading this, I always thought that you downloaded the most recent
full kernel (as of today, 2.6.16.15), the most recent patch (as of
today, 2.6.16-rt20), and go from there. Which way is the proper way?
--
Josh Lawrence
http://www.hardbop200.com