Re: trying to build kernel but getting error

[Rick Stevens <rstevens internap com>]

On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 14:26 -0400, jim ruxton wrote:
> Thanks Rick,
> > > + patch -p1 -s
> > > Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > What does this last line mean?
> > 
> > It means that the patch you're trying to apply has already been applied.
> > In other words, the kernel RPM you're installing already has that patch
> > as part of it.  If you look in the spec file from the RPM, you'll
> > probably find that patch listed, although it may not be named the
> > same.  Patch only cares about what it actually sees in the patch file
> > and the file to be patched...it doesn't care what the patchfile itself
> > is named.
> Thanks, so in other words I can comment out  :
>  
> Patch1: patch-2.6.22.9.bz2
> 
> and still end up with a 2.6.22.9 kernel even though I'm using
> kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.src.rpm ?

You should.

> > I'm starting to think you have other issues.  Have you updated the BIOS
> > on this machine?
> 
> yes I just updated it a couple of days ago based on your suggestion. I
> have seen another posting with someone with the same machine HP ZD7000
> who made his stable by disabling powernowd but FC6 doesn't appear to use
> this??

Make sure you have the updated cpuspeed RPM.

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