Re: How to apply no-debianized kernel patch to debianized kernel-source?
On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:57:07 +0200
Joerg Johannes <liste_joerg@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello everybody
>
> I (like many others in the last few days) have a problem with kernel
> 2.4.21. I have downloaded the kernel-source-2.4.21 deb, and want to
> apply the acpi patch from acpi.sf.net to it. So here we go:
>
> jorg@btb8x1:/usr/src/linux$ zcat ../acpi-20030619-2.4.21.diff.gz | patch
> -p1 patching file arch/i386/config.in
> Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [n] n
> # loads of files produced or patched OK, but also some errors.
>
> No matter which option I choose, I cannot apply the acpi patch to the
> debian kernel-source. Or, when forced, compile fails (surprise, surprise).
> Unfortunately I am no programmer and can't look into the source and fix
> the problems myself. Is there a chance to get acpi working on debian
> kernel-source, or will I have to switch to a kernel.org source-tree?
It sounds to me like ACPI is already present in the 2.4.21 kernel.
To test this hypothesis, grep the Changelog for "ACPI" and "acpi".
Kevin
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