Hi I downloaded the kernel source 2.2.1 and the kernel-patches-2.2.1. I can't seem to apply the patches with: patch <diff_file being run from the top of the source tree. What is the directory vanilla??? Any help appreciated. Thanx in advance. Chris -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Paul "Chris" Salva, DMD paul@datamark.com -or- chris@datamark.com --