A few year back, I used to own some rarer hardware (an Iomega tape backup system that required the paride kernel modules), so I used to patch at every kernel update. The kernels from kernel.org can be patched, but if you are using a redhat/fedora kernel, it won't work. I believe they have already been altered somehow. Just download the whole kernel from kernel.org (about 35mb, I would guess). To patch, untar the tarball, enter the top directory, and run: patch -p1 --verbose < ../patchname. I think that was it. Then: make mrproper; make xconfig; make dep; make clean; make bzImage install modules modules_install. Have I forgotten anything? Next time around, just patch that one. Sorry I can't help more, but my present hardware is totally supported by the fedora releases, so I haven't needed to do this for a number of years. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
