Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:19:59 +0100 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: patching the kernel |
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On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 05:11:21PM -0500, joe briggs wrote: > My apologies for this question that is so basic to all of you, but can any of > you please point me toward a howto or instructions for exactly how to 'patch > a kernel'? For example, at kernel.org, the latest stable kernel is 2.4.20, > and is actually a patch. I currently use 2.4.19 under Debian and routinely > rebuild & install it no problem. If I download a kernel 'patch', do I apply > it to the entire directory, or the compiled kernel, etc.? Thanks so much.
Did you read README in the top-level directory of your kernel src? It is wise to run $ cp .config ../saved-config $ make mrproper <= this one deletes all .o files etc. $ cp ../saved-config .config $ make oldconfig dep bzImage modules after patching the kernel
Did not build a 2.4.* kernel for a while, but the README should provide all the details.
Sam
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