[ale] patching the kernel

[Steven A. DuChene at VA Linux Systems]

On Sun, Nov 14, 1999 at 03:15:15AM +0000, THE_BIGDOG wrote:
> i'm patching the kernel to get my ultra66 card and drive to work in
> linux. the way i understand it is i have to apply patch the to
> /usr/src/.  then do a recompile of the kernel to see the option to use
> the card and drive. so i'm trying to do the patch thing now and here is
> what i got:
> 

stuff deleted...

> 
> [root at localhost src]# patch -p0 < ide.2.2.13.19991104.patch
> patching file linux/CREDITS
> patching file linux/Documentation/Configure.help
> patching file linux/Documentation/devices.tex
> patching file linux/Documentation/devices.txt
> patching file linux/MAINTAINERS
> Hunk #1 succeeded at 396 (offset -1 lines).
> can't find file to patch at input line 555
> Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> The text leading up to this was:
> --------------------------
> |diff -urN linux-2.2.13-pristine/arch/mips/lib/ide-no.c
> linux/arch/mips/lib/ide-no.c
> |--- linux-2.2.13-pristine/arch/mips/lib/ide-no.c Mon Aug  9 14:04:38
> 1999|+++ linux/arch/mips/lib/ide-no.c Wed Nov  3 04:11:59 1999
> --------------------------
> File to patch:       <****** ok it stopped here, now what?    i'm


Do you have the "full" kernel source tree or just an abreviated
x86 tree only? The above patch file is looking to patch a mips
architecture file. Since you are most likely on a Intel, AMD, or
Cyrix x86 platform the mips patches are not too relevent to your
problem space.
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Steven A. DuChene	sad at valinux.com