Re: kernel help

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 12/18/08 15:20, Daniel Dalton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here is my situation:
> - I have built a 2.6.26 debian kernel and generated a .deb file with
> aditional patches applied and built into the kernel (built in as well as
> modules).
> I also need to use the madwifi driver for my atheros, chipset wireless
> card. So how can I add the ath_pci module to my already built kernel
> with my custom patches?
> Can I grab the source for the kernel, apply my patches again and also
> apply the madwifi patch? Is there a madwifi patch around that I could
> just apply to the source of the kernel and then rebuild?
>
> It's a bit of a pain since the kernel compilation does take a while, but
> I guess I have to do it. So what's the best solution for this?

Does this deb replace your existing kernel?  If so, I'd change that 
first, so that you have a known-good fall back.

Then, I'd just try to add the madwifi patch to your patched kernel 
and see what happens.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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