Re: lm-sensors and 2.4 kernels

[Lee Elliott <LeeE@spatial.freeserve.co.uk>]

Jens Gecius wrote:
> 
> Lee Elliott <LeeE@spatial.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
> 
> > Just a quick note to say I just downloaded the latest lm-sensors source
> > and still get the same problem during patch generation:
> >
> >       mkpatch/mkpatch.pl . /usr/src/linux > /tmp/sensors-patch
> >
> > results in
> >
> >       "Automatic patch generation for 'drivers-Makefile' failed"
> >       "Contact the authors please! at mkpatch/mkpatch.pl line 104"
> >
> > I've e-mailed the contact address given in the docs.
> 
> Actually, I chose not to patch the kernel but to compile the
> standalone modules. That works just fine here.
> 
Hello Jens,

I got this from the authors:

"> 
> Could you try it with the latest kernel and lm-sensors from CVS?
> There is a chance that this was already solved.

Also please make sure you (or even your distribution) have applied no 
other patches; mkpatch typically only works on unpatched, vanilla
kernels."

I'll try the suggestions sometime in the next few days or so - bit short
of time right now.

LeeE