On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 07:01:43 -0600
Dennis Myhand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi All:
> 
> I am patching my kernel (Mandrake 8.0, 2.4.3 kernel, wanting to go to
> 2.4.13 and higher as they become available).  Patch 2.4.11 is labeled
> as
> patch-2.4.11-dont-use.  Can I skip this patch and go on with 2.4.12? 
> I
> thought they had to be applied in numerical order?
> 
> Second question is, when I run the command "gzip -dc
> /path/to/patch-2.4.4.gz | patch -pl" I get the message "strip count 1
> is
> not option".  I think this was the message, my optical prescription is
> not as good as it was.
> 
> I have to say that the documentation regarding where things are on the
> system, and how to do things like upgrade kernels or patch kernels, is
> not near what I would like to see.  And, yes, I would like a
> step-by-step, hold my hand, walk through type of instruction </rant>
> Peace, Dennis in Victoria



just grab the source for 2.4.13 and blow away the source for 2.4.3 when
you are done.

if this is the first patch you are applying you would use the following:

gzip -cd /path/to/patch | patch -p0

-- 
Michael Osten
Reefedge Inc.


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