patching kernel 2.6.5

[Patrick Boutilier]

Alan Brown wrote:
> Hello from Newuserland!
> 
> I've tried to do my homework (Fedora-list archives, web searches, 
> HOWTOs, etc) on this, but haven't come up with an explanation or 
> solution.  I recently installed Fedora Core 2 with kernel 2.6.5-1.358, 
> and before doing anything else, want to patch the source and compile the 
> kernel to bring it up to date.  I've got patch files for 2.6.6 through 
> 2.6.8.1 and all the signatures check okay.  I run into trouble right off 
> the mark (at least it looks like trouble to these aging newbie eyes...) 
> when trying to apply patch-2.6.6 (using "patch -p1 --dry-run < 
> patch-2.6.6").
> 
> I get a boat load of errors like this:
> 
>   patching file xxxxxxx
>   Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n]
>   Apply anyway? [n]
> 
> and fewer but still a lot of
> 
>   Hunk #n FAILED at xxxx
> 
> messages.
> 
> Nothing I've read has said to expect much by way of errors during 
> patching, so I'm reluctant to remove the --dry-run parameter and try it 
> for real.  Is this normal for patching?  Did I miss a step or crucial 
> instruction or information source along the way?  Should I "assume -R" 
> and/or "apply anyway"?

That is because the patch you got is probably for a vanilla kernel from 
kernel.org, not a Fedora kernel. I suggest getting the Fedora 2.6.8.1 
kernel from Fedora like was already suggested.


> 
> TIA!
> 
> Alan Brown
> 
> 
> Alan Brown
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