On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:24:02 -0800 (PST), Mick Mearns <off_by_1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > How to patch ? > > > > Ringo > > > Hello Ringo; > This is how I do it: (I am sure there are better/faster ways) > > "su -" and enter the password for root. > "cd /usr/src" > > Download the base kernel: > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/patch-2.6.9.bz2 > > Download the latest prepatch: > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.10-rc3.bz2 > > Download the latest snapshot: > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.10-rc3-bk15.bz2 > > Uncompress the files: "bunzip2 *.bz2" > Untar the base: "tar -xvf *.tar" > > Get the .config file from your latest working kernel, or the Redhat > base: "cp XXXX/.config mick" > > change the directory name to the new kernel: > "mv linux-2.6.9 2.6.10-rc3-bk15" > > get the patches there: > "cp pat* 2.6.10-rc3-bk15" > > and the config: > "cp mick 2.6.10-rc3-bk15/.config" > > cd there: > "cd 2.6.10-rc3-bk15 " > > FINALLY patch the kernel: > "cat *rc3 | patch -p1" > "cat *bk15 | patch -p1" > > Compile it: > "make" > "make modules_install" > "make install" > > and - reboot to the new kernel. > > This is just my tedious, boring, slow way of doing it. > But I download the rpm of src in http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/SRPMS/ Is it also need to download the files as u replied ? Or the rpms is included all patch and base ? Ringo
