According to Paul Clyne: While burning my CPU.
> 
> Good listers,
> 
> 
> Please help a newbie install a kernel patch.  I know I'm close, but I'm
> getting confused..
> 
> I'm running RH 5.2 with kernel 2.2.1 (does that make it _almost_ RH6 ?, what
> are the differences ??). RH5 is the distro version and 2.2.1 is the LINUX
kernel version number.

 I downloaded patch-2.2.2.gz and moved it into
> /usr/src.  Using gunzip, I get patch-2.2.2 (no suprises so far)..
> 
> Then using 'patch -i patch-2.2.2' I get the following messages 
> 

patch -p0 -s <patch-2.2.2

Another way is not to unzip but to use.

gzip -cd patch-2.2.2.gz | patch -p0 -s

> 
> I've read the man pages but I still don't get it..  PLEASE help.  What am I
> doing wrong ?

Basicly nothing wrong, its just you did not give patch its "required
arguments".

> Thanks in advance..
> 

-- 
Regards Richard.
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