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On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Jazalamadingdong Yo wrote:
> 'lo again all. I'm having trouble getting 2.2.16 to patch cleanly with the
> A0 patch for that version. Reading the archives, I see some folks pointing
> at browsers munging the patch. I've got a coupla questions in trying to
> verify that I have the correct files.
>
> I've got the 2.2.16 from ftp.us.kernel.org, and it's verified against the
> PGP sig. Wondering if pgp provides archive integrity check (a la md5) as
> well, or just that it's the original kermel source? I'm familiar with md5
> checksums, just not pgp. I seem to remember that pgp verification confirms
> that the file has not changed from a crypto project I did back in my
> undergrad daze, but it's, well, hazy now. certainly seemed a good deal
> faster than an md5sum check? I know that sounds dumb, but...
>
> Also, is there any way to verify my patch is OK, and/or a way to snag the
> patch over an ftp link, rather than my browser?
>
> Finally, I saw some folks referring to a convoluted tango to patch 2.2.16,
> but no details on same. would someone mind pointing me to the right place
> or sending the cookbook my way? Sorry I'm being such a newbie, but I've
> never had this much trouble patching a kernel b4.
>
> peas, yo.
> jaz
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