On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 11:23:50AM +0200, Marino Fernandez wrote: > On Monday 23 June 2003 03:08 pm, Rob Weir wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 04:28:44PM +0800, Miranda, Joel Louie M wrote: > > > Im using the default 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel. > > > I want to add some more modules, w/c I usually does at compiling from > > > source Its actually a kernel patch, how can I do that from a deb package > > > kernel? > > > > Sure. Go get whatever kernel source you want, patch it, then use > > 'make-kpkg' from the kernel-image package to build a .deb of your new > > kernel. Install it and read /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz and > > you'll be right. > > Sorry, dumb question. > You said "go get the kernel source and patch it" like you HAVE TO patch it... > you meant patch with some security patch... if so, were do you get them. In general, 'no'. The original question was about using kernel patches, though, so I mentioned it. > I ask because I recently compiled my first kernel, a 2.4.21, and I just got it > and compiled it, no patches... I thought of using the xfs patch but I really > do not need it... are there other "vital" patches... am I missing something. Last I checked, 2.4.21 didn't have any known security issues, so you should be right. Sorry for the confusion. -- Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org> | mlspam@ertius.org | http://www.ertius.org/ GPG keys: 1024D/1E73B7CD, 4096R/3ABDE5EC | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: chameleon man passwd Forte Axis Of Evil RSA UOP kilderkin
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