OK, patch *does* work for me, when applied against the expanded "run" file. I was trying to apply the patch against the compressed "run" file and it fails but a small change is required to successfully apply the patch. proposed patch: --- a/kernel/nv-linux.h 2014-02-13 04:57:14.000000000 +0100 +++ b/kernel/nv-linux.h 2014-04-03 11:27:14.888851657 +0200 @@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ #endif #if !defined(NV_VMWARE) && defined(CONFIG_ACPI) -#include <acpi/acpi.h> -#include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h> +#include <linux/acpi.h> #if defined(NV_ACPI_DEVICE_OPS_HAS_MATCH) || defined(ACPI_VIDEO_HID) #define NV_LINUX_ACPI_EVENTS_SUPPORTED 1 #endif works on expanded driver. following creates NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.49-custom.run (corrected file-path) --- a./kernel/nv-linux.h 2014-02-13 04:57:14.000000000 +0100 +++ b./kernel/nv-linux.h 2014-04-03 11:27:14.888851657 +0200 @@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ #endif #if !defined(NV_VMWARE) && defined(CONFIG_ACPI) -#include <acpi/acpi.h> -#include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h> +#include <linux/acpi.h> #if defined(NV_ACPI_DEVICE_OPS_HAS_MATCH) || defined(ACPI_VIDEO_HID) #define NV_LINUX_ACPI_EVENTS_SUPPORTED 1 #endif sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.49-custom.run --apply-patch <patch-name> -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org