On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 15:07, Alan Brown wrote: > Hello from Newuserland! > > I've tried to do my homework (Fedora-list archives, web searches, HOWTOs, > etc) on this, but haven't come up with an explanation or solution. I > recently installed Fedora Core 2 with kernel 2.6.5-1.358, and before doing > anything else, want to patch the source and compile the kernel to bring it > up to date. I've got patch files for 2.6.6 through 2.6.8.1 and all the > signatures check okay. I run into trouble right off the mark (at least it > looks like trouble to these aging newbie eyes...) when trying to apply > patch-2.6.6 (using "patch -p1 --dry-run < patch-2.6.6"). > > I get a boat load of errors like this: > > patching file xxxxxxx > Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [n] > Apply anyway? [n] > > and fewer but still a lot of > > Hunk #n FAILED at xxxx > > messages. > > Nothing I've read has said to expect much by way of errors during patching, > so I'm reluctant to remove the --dry-run parameter and try it for real. Is > this normal for patching? Did I miss a step or crucial instruction or > information source along the way? Should I "assume -R" and/or "apply anyway"? > > TIA! > > Alan Brown > > Welcome Alan! The patches from kernel.org are only for their vanilla kernels. The kernels that ship with and are updated by the Fedora kernel team are heavily patched already. A lot of the newer patches are backported into the fedora kernel as well as some additional ones. If you want more control over your kernel, download the full source from kernel.org . When a new kernel is released then you can download the diff and patch your source code tree. You can also apply other patches as you see fit. Wayne Steenburg
