Gregory Leblanc wrote: > <snip> > 2.4. How do I apply the patch to a kernel that I just downloaded from > ftp.kernel.org? > > Put the downloaded kernel in /usr/src. Change to this directory, and > move any directory called linux to something else. Then, type tar > -Ixvf kernel-2.2.16.tar.bz2, replacing kernel-2.2.16.tar.bz2 with your > kernel. Then cd to /usr/src/linux, and run patch -p1 < raid-2.2.16-A0. > Then compile the kernel as usual. My tar cannot use bz2-compressed unless used with --use-compress-program=bzip2. so that line sould probably read "bzcat kernel-2.2.16.tar.bz2 | tar xf -". Also the only tar I saw that knows bzip2 is slackware's and it uses the '-y' switch for that. I never saw the '-I' switch for tar and my 'info tar' does not list it. Bottomline: Your tar is too customized to be in a FAQ. Marc -- Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marc.mutz.com/Encryption-HOWTO/ University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH)
