X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=61c4f7429233d509f26c267cf95fa01742b81e3e;hb=e2602b347aa6f62b61754c5f65191ef67ffd0dc7;hp=d1edcc7adabe4a1dfd8efbdb3d26777a8526b044;hpb=38a9a621aba953ddb8051547e98c10ec3c741312;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/README b/README index d1edcc7adab..61c4f742923 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf - + or + bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.XX.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - + + Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel. Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually @@ -77,6 +81,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has made a mistake. + Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels + (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply + directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. Please read + Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. + Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this process. It determines the current kernel version and applies any patches found.