On Fri, 11 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After I have install the kernel sources from a Debian package, can I use > the patch files from kernel.org to bring it up to whatever release I want > ? > > For example if I have installed a 2.2.17 .deb package , can I use the > patches to bring it up to 2.2.19, or is it better to use a new .deb > package ?
I think you should be able to apply the patches: make sure you have a copy of either the .deb or the directory itself, apply the patches, and see if you get any rejections. If you don't get any rejected patches, you're set. [Note that the patches don't even always work on stock kernel tarballs: I sometimes have to get a fresh tarball from ftp.kernel.org because the patch is b0rked and won't apply - it seems to happen from time to time] -- I'm just a simple-minded vice-president in charge of operations...
