Either run patch -p0 </tmp/linux-2.4.7-s390-3.diff from /usr/src or
run patch -p1 </tmp/linux-2.4.7-s390-3.diff from /usr/src/linux-2.4.7 currently it is trying to patch a file at /usr/src/linux-2.4.7/linux-2.4.7/Documentation/s390/chandev.8 the p1 will remove the linux-2.4.7. Scott Quesnelle Legato Systems (Canada) Linux Developer Lionel Dyck wrote: > > I'm trying to apply a patch to the kernel and it isn't working. What am I > doing wrong? > > root@mlnxd008:/usr/src/linux-2.4.7.SuSE > patch -p0 > </tmp/linux-2.4.7-s390-3.diff > 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-2.4.7/Documentation/s390/chandev.8 > linux-2.4.7-s390/Documentati > on/s390/chandev.8 > |--- linux-2.4.7/Documentation/s390/chandev.8 Wed Nov 7 11:43:51 2001 > |+++ linux-2.4.7-s390/Documentation/s390/chandev.8 Wed Oct 17 > 14:44:39 2001 > > -------------------------- > File to patch: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead > Kaiser Permanente Information Technology > 25 N. Via Monte Ave > Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 > > Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) > AIM: lbdyck
