how to apply patch

scotta3234 · #1 9th February 2007, 02:32 AM

Alright so I need to apply This patch: https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/b...ry/003798.html

Can't say I've ever had the need to patch drivers before, so i definitely don't know the steps involved. If somebody could give me a little instruction that would be great.

jcliburn · #2 9th February 2007, 03:05 AM

In this particular case it'd be just as easy to simply make the change by hand. Just edit

$SRC_DIR/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c

Change the two lines indicated in the patch, then rebuild your kernel. A "-" in the first position indicates deletion of the line. A "+" indicates addition of the line.

On the other hand, if you really want to apply the patch, navigate to your kernel source directory and execute

patch -p1 < path_to_patch_file

Then rebuild your kernel.