patch install problem

[Thomas Duffy]

On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 12:15, zuwei wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am a new guy trying to use Linux KDB, and I am using kernel 2.4.7-10 running 
> on AMD Athlon. I downloaded the KDB patch "kdb-v2.4-2.4.19-common-3.bz2" and 
> "kdb-v2.4-2.4.19-i386-2.bz2". But when I install the common path using 
> 
> 	patch -b -p1 <  kdb-v2.4-2.4.19-common-3
> 	
> Then, it always tell me some hunk failed for several files. I also tried some 
> other patch such as v1.8. But all the same. What should I do for that?

You are really out of luck if you want to use a 2.4.7 kernel.  It is way
old and the kernel has changed much since then.  Trying to apply a patch
designed for 2.4.19 on a 2.4.7 kernel will lead down a long and arduous
path of pain.  Plus, from the looks of it, you are using a redhat
kernel.  Keith's patches are against the stock Linux kernel.

If you want to use kdb, I recommend getting the newest 2.4 kernel from
kernel.org, 2.4.20, and applying the kdb v4.2 patches on that.

-tduffy

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Thomas Duffy <Thomas.Duffy.99 at alumni.brown.edu>