RE: [SLE] kernel patching
On Sunday 15 December 2002 14:50, Gedi Gedi wrote:
Hi all,
Hey Gedi.
I'm new to linux, only 2 weeks, and I need a
help with updating the kernel. I am running 8.0 on a i686 machine and I have a few questions.
My current kernel version is 2.4.18 and I thought I would have a bash at updating to 2.4.20. I used
commands:
FYI, not many people have a "bash" compiling kernel. Considering you are new to Linux (only 2 weeks), I suggest you compile some small-fry before compiling the kernel, as you will be very disheartened.
cd /usr/src
Where did you get the sources for 2.4.20? Please
Thanks for replying so quick. I got my sources from kernel.org To be more specific these are the files I grabed : ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/patch-2.4.19.gz ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/patch-2.4.20.gz my aim is to update from the 2.4.18 kernel that installs with my SuSE 8.0 up to the current 2.4.20. The main thing I got lost with are after I patched using the first file (2.4.19) and I give the command 'uname -a' I get the following reply : Linux linux 2.4.18-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Wed Mar 27 13:58:12 UTC 2002 i686 unknown However, if I give the command linux/scripts/patch-kernel I get this : Current kernel version is 2.4.19 What is actually happeneing here? if I navigate to /usr/src, my symbolic link points to a folder named linux-2.4.18 Also, as mentioned previously, if I now try to patch with the 2.4.20 file, it won't let me and prints the following : # gzip -cd /home/****/patch-2.4.20.gz | patch -p0 can't find file to patch at input line 4 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was: -------------------------- |diff -urN linux-2.4.19/CREDITS linux-2.4.20/CREDITS |--- linux-2.4.19/CREDITS Fri Aug 2 17:39:42 2002 |+++ linux-2.4.20/CREDITS Thu Nov 28 15:53:08 2002 -------------------------- File to patch: Thanks for your help On Sunday 15 December 2002 20:08, Karol Pietrzak wrote: little the following provide the
filenames for the sources and patches you used.
gunzip -c 'patchfile' | patch -p0
Where did you get the patch? If you're trying to update SuSE's 2.4.19 to the stock 2.4.20, give up now.
[...snip...]
It's very difficult to troubleshoot your problem without knowing the information I requested above.
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On Sunday 15 December 2002 15:42, you wrote:
Thanks for replying so quick.
I got my sources from kernel.org To be more specific these are the files I grabed :
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/patch-2.4.19.gz ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/patch-2.4.20.gz
I mean your actual sources, not the patches... I used the SuSE 2.4.19 from the kernel-source-2.4.19.SuSE-115 RPM. Where did you get your sources? Did you use SuSE's RPMs or did you get them from a kernel mirror?
my aim is to update from the 2.4.18 kernel that installs with my SuSE 8.0 up to the current 2.4.20.
FYI, be prepared for a lot of work. SuSE applies -lots- of patches for stuff like ALSA and encryption.
The main thing I got lost with are after I patched using the first file (2.4.19) and I give the command 'uname -a' I get the following reply : Linux linux 2.4.18-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Wed Mar 27 13:58:12 UTC 2002 i686 unknown
'uname' gives you the version of your running kernel. Always.
However, if I give the command linux/scripts/patch-kernel I get this : Current kernel version is 2.4.19
What is actually happeneing here? if I navigate to /usr/src, my symbolic link points to a folder named linux-2.4.18
Please be more specific than "my symbolic link". You mean /usr/src/linux? I don't know what's going on with the 'patch-kernel' script, but it's mostly irrelevant as I have not heard of anyone patching their kernel this way.
Also, as mentioned previously, if I now try to patch with the 2.4.20 file, it won't let me and prints the following :
[...snip...] Like I said, if you are using SuSE's sources, you will not be able to patch them to 2.4.20, which is what this error is. It's not patching correctly.
Thanks for your help
NP. -- Karol Pietrzak <noodlez84@earthlink.net> PGP KeyID: 3A1446A0
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