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pjo123
07-09-2004, 01:15 PM
Hi all

Very very new to this. Using Mandrake 10.

To get my usb modem working I need to to apply a patch to the kernel and then rebuild. I've no problems with this as I have step by step instructions included with the USB modem driver download.

However there is also a kernel upgrade available from Mandrake.

I'm confused as to how I go about this. If I apply the USB patch to the existing kernel then upgrade to newer versions of the kernel as they become available, wont the upgrade overwrite my usb patch, meaning I have to patch and rebuild again?

Or am I completely missunderstanding things and aproaching it in the wrong way (I suspect the latter)

best

Phil

ph34r
07-09-2004, 02:53 PM
For newer kernels, you may not even need the patch... but yes, you'd have to patch each source tree you compile from.

pjo123
07-09-2004, 04:15 PM
Many thanks

best

Phil