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how do i apply patches?
Ok maybe you will consider me a lamer but i have been searching for a document on how to apply patches and did not find anything yet..i just want to ask how exactly the patch works: Does it change sth in the source of the kernel (so i will have to recompile it) or somewher else? And what are the exact steps? I did the apply patch command but it had some problems .the process was stopping all the time (at many different lines )saying:
Can't find file to patch at input line 4
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option ?
The text leading up to this was :
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| diff -urN linux-2.4.20/COPYING linux-2.4.21/COPYING
| - - - linux-2.4.20/COPYING *date
| +++ linux-2.4.21/COPYING *date
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What does this mean???? (i used the -p1 option but i am not quite sure i did well) RTFM?
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Pls somebody answer????
I will repeat what is the exact output
linux:/usr/src # can't find file to patch at input line 4
> Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> The text leading up to this was:
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> |diff -urN linux-2.4.20/CREDITS linux-2.4.21/CREDITS
> |--- linux-2.4.20/CREDITS 2002-11-28 15:53:08.000000000 -0800
> |+++ linux-2.4.21/CREDITS 2003-06-13 07:51:29.000000000 -0700
> --------------------------
file to patch:
Can anybody tell me what to do????
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I have already searched the web and have already read the first paper you recommended...i have even found another forum (in another site ) where another guy had the same problem but i did not find even there what i wanted.... i also tried the patch-kernel script but when i type it it says: current kernel version is 2.4.20
I then used the linux and /usr/src parameters (to define source and patch location) ant it shows the help info....
So i think i did everything i could (or not?).....can you help me??? :)
