On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 10:35:29AM +0200, Ernest Demaret wrote: > Op 14-sep-05 om 9:54 heeft Sven Luther het volgende geschreven: > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 08:41:52AM +0200, Ernest Demaret wrote: > > > > > Op 13-sep-05 om 18:09 heeft Sven Luther het volgende geschreven: > > > > > > > kernel-source-2.4.27 and kernel-patch-2.4.27-nubus should do > > > > the > > > > trick. > > > > > > > > > > I tried that but couldn't get the kernel properly patched. > > > What can cause the kernel to be patched on one machine and not on > > > the > > > other? > > > > > > > Ah, maybe horms broke them while doing secutiry updates, in this > > case, you > > should file a bug report. > > > > How do you do the patching anyway ? > > > > > > I do the patching as I found described on the web: > >From the kernel-source directory "zcat <patch> | patch -p0 > It works but I get a lot of error messages along the way. > Files the patch can't find and such.
and what do you patch ? The debian kernel sources ? the upstream sources ? Which version of them. > I'm not a programmer but a user who likes to experiment and try things > so I have to rely on what I find in manuals and howto's in the web. > It's a hobby and I learn on the way. The more reason to try out the debian package, and provide a bug report if it doesn't work, so more knowledgeable people can try fixing them. > > > > > Is it possible to identify the developer of a kernel? He > > > > > might be > > > > > able > > > > > to provide the tree from which my kernel is made of (which is > > > > > > > > > > stable as > > > > > far as I've experienced). > > > > > > > > > > > > > No idea, but i doubt it is meaningfull to go hunting after a > > > > the > > > > history of a > > > > given binary kernel, it is more constructive to start from the > > > > existing source > > > > code in the debian kernel. Did you try the sarge -nubus kernel > > > > at > > > > all ? > > > > > > > > > > As far as I know the 2.4.27 kernel is the highest version for a > > > 8100/110. > > > I haven't tried that, but if you think it might work I'll give it > > > a > > > try. > > > > > > > Please do, and file a bug report if it does not. > > > > > > I found no sarge nubus-kernel at debian.org so there's not much to try. > Any idea where to find it? I'd be glad to try and test a sarge > nubus-kernel. apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.27-nubus Sure, you need a running system, and at least sarge apt sources, but hey. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
