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by **Chris Overma** » Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:05:29

Hi,

I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
I always find the same instructions to do so:
Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
So what to do now ?

Chris

by **Dave Serl** » Thu, 20 Feb 2003 23:24:36

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:05:29 +0100

> Hi,

> I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
> I always find the same instructions to do so:
> Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
> With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
> So what to do now ?

Your distribution CDs (what release of Mandrake?)
have RPMs for the kernel source and development.

by **Clive Dov** » Thu, 20 Feb 2003 23:38:34

> Hi,

> I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
> I always find the same instructions to do so:
> Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
> With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
> So what to do now ?

> Chris

Why bother.

Mandrake 9.1 release candidate 1 has just appeared on the mirrors.

Install it and you get your upgraded kernel.

by **Nick Colema** » Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:19:45

> Hi,

> I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
> I always find the same instructions to do so:
> Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
> With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
> So what to do now ?

> Chris

You don't have the kernel source installed. Use the Control Centre ->
sofware to intall it from your CD. You need the kernel-headers too.

Nick

by **Tapani R?ikk?ne** » Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:29:47

>>I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
>>I always find the same instructions to do so:
>>Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
>>With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
>>So what to do now ?
> You don't have the kernel source installed. Use the Control Centre ->
> sofware to intall it from your CD. You need the kernel-headers too.

I'm not sure what directory that Mandrake source package uses, but if
you download new kernel package linux-2.4.20, it is installed in your
home directory eg. /home/tapsa/linux-2.4.20. You apply patches there also.

That /usr/src was for kernel 2.2.x and previous - new 2.4.x kernel uses
/home direcotory. Compile the kernel as an ordinary user. Then use
superuser (su) loggin when it is needed (installing the kernel).

--
-tapsa-

<http://tapsa.terae.net/linux/kerneli.htm>
In Finnish language, sorry!

by **Nick Colema** » Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:47:41

> I'm not sure what directory that Mandrake source package uses, but if
> you download new kernel package linux-2.4.20, it is installed in your
> home directory eg. /home/tapsa/linux-2.4.20. You apply patches there
> also.

> That /usr/src was for kernel 2.2.x and previous - new 2.4.x kernel
> uses /home direcotory. Compile the kernel as an ordinary user. Then
> use superuser (su) loggin when it is needed (installing the kernel).

I'm using a slightly older version of Mandrake (8.2); that has the
source in /usr/src with a 2.4.18 kernel. I'm not sure where 9.0 puts
the source.

Nick

by **Bill Unr** » Tue, 25 Feb 2003 03:57:12

]> Hi,
]>
]> I would like to apply a patch to my kernel.
]> I always find the same instructions to do so:
]> Go to the kernel directory /usr/src/linux
]> With Mandrake I don't have this (only RPM dir).
]> So what to do now ?
]>
]> Chris

]You don't have the kernel source installed. Use the Control Centre ->
]sofware to intall it from your CD. You need the kernel-headers too.

Yes. However you do not say what you want. The /usr/src/linux contains
only the bare source,not the source as patched by Mandrake with all
kinds of goodies (supermount, alsa, etc). Ie, you should not expect to
get a Mandake kernel with just your additional patch this way.

What kind of patch is it? Are you sure it is not already included?

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