SuSE Linux: All versions
/usr/src/linux-2.0.28
. For a compressed patch, enter the
following command :
cd /usr/src/linux-2.0.28 zcat /tmp/patch-2.0.29.gz | patch -p1 2> outThe same procedure can be used when applying SuSE patches from
ftp.suse.com
. E.g.
cd /usr/src/linux-2.0.33 zcat /tmp/suse-2.0.33.gz | patch -p1 2> out
In both cases you should check the file "out
" for error
messages.
Accordingly the command for an uncompressed patch is
patch -p1 < /tmp/patch-2.0.29 2> outThe parameter
-p
is very important! It specifies how many
elements of the path, from which the patch was made, should be
removed. If you are e.g. in the directory /usr/src
, then
you could simply use -p0
as parameter. However usually
several kernel versions are available at the same time. Therefore it
is highly recommended to change into the desired directory and to
apply the patch with the switch -p1
. This ensures, that
the right source tree is being patched. Please read the man page for
patch
for further information.
If you would like to patch a kernel 2.0.0 to 2.0.29, then you must
apply all patches from patch-2.0.1.gz
until
patch-2.0.29.gz
one after the other!
After having applied the patches, you must configure, compile and install the kernel. This is described in the kernel chapter of the handbook. Don't forget the modules !