On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 04:44:09PM +0100, Jim Blake wrote:
> Sorry Guys...stupid newbie question, but I've been able to avoid doing this in
> the past...
>
> Is there a good HOWTO available for patching a Kernel. I have a Debian 2.4
> kernel, running in a Shuttle, and have identified a patch which should fix the
> problem I'm seeing (""VDP error: cannot read Vdp Data" messages brought about
> by incorrect checksums in the Ethernet adapter) and now I need to install it.
>
Patching is easy. Typcially you want to unpack the kernel, apply the
patch (read the patch man page for details) and then configure the
patched kernel.
> As a side order...I maintain the system with Synaptic, but if I hack the
> kernel, is there a way that I can build the new kernel into a package so that
> maintenance doesn't become a series of kernel builds...again, pointers to a
> HOWTO would be nice
>
How to build a kernel Debian-style:
http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html
>
> Thanks Guys
> Jim Blake
You're welcome,
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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