[plug] Getting Latest Kernel Version over dialup

[raven at themaw.net]

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 raven at themaw.net wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Clare Johnstone wrote:
>
>>  On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Timothy White wrote:
>> >  Being on Dialup I don't really want to start downloading 2.6.11.7 when
>> >  I've only just recently downloaded 2.6.10. So is there an easy way to
>> >  get upto 2.6.11-7 without downloading the whole thing?
>>  Hi Tim,
>>  What you are saying is partly the old bitkeeper ,methods and
>>  they are being displace by the rapidly changing git method.
>>  For the time being the easiest is the old fashioned way.
>> 
>>  1. tar up and save the kernel 2.6.10 in case of need.
>>  2. find a kernel download e.g.
>>  ftp://ftp.uwa.edu.au/mirrors/linux/kernel/v2.6/
>>  linux-2.6.11.tar.bz2
>>  linux-2.6.11.tar.bz2.sign
>
> Or download the patch-2.6.x.(gz|bz2) and patch the kernel you up to the later 
> version.
>
> For example, you have 2.6.10.
> Grab patch-2.6.11.gz and
> cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.11
> gunzip -c patch-2.6.11.gz | patch -p1
>
> Each patch-2.6.x.(gz|bz2) applies to the previous major version like above 
> 2.6.11 applies against a 2.6.10 tree.
>
> There are also patches like patch 2.6.x.7.(gz|bz2).
> They are new and I didn't follow the thread discussing them but they are to 
> small to be anything except patches against the 2.6.x tree. They look like 
> cumlative patches also so the latest 2.6.x.y should apply to a 2.6.x tree and 
> bring you upto date.

Oh and if you want to save a a copy like the one you would have 
downloaded then:

mv linux-2.6.10 linux-2.6.11.y
cd linux-2.6.11.y
make mrproper
cd ..
tar zcf linux-2.6.11.y.tar.gz linux-2.6.11.y

and your done.

>
>> 
>>  Go to the main kernel site www.kernel.org to find how to do the verify
>>  using the sign/.
>
> And get the above patches.
>
>> 
>>  3.Undo the bz2 with
>>  bunzip2 -c <file>.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -
>> 
>> 
>>  4.Then read the instructions in the kernel readme on how to apply the
>>  patch.
>> 
>>  when patched change the name to 2.6.11 and save the whole before using,
>>  because when you repeat for 2.6.11.7, you will modify it,
>>  and then when you want to do 2.6.11.8 you will need to start from 2.6.11
>>  again.
>> 
>>  Hope this helps,
>>  clare
>> 
>> > 
>> >  Thanks
>> > 
>> >  Tim
>> >  _______________________________________________
>> >  PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.org.au
>> >  http://www.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug
>> >  Committee e-mail: committee at plug.linux.org.au
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>>  _______________________________________________
>>  PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.org.au
>>  http://www.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug
>>  Committee e-mail: committee at plug.linux.org.au
>> 
>
> --
>   ,-._|\    Ian Kent
>  /      \   Perth, Western Australia
>  *_.--._/   E-mail: raven at themaw.net
>        v    Web: http://themaw.net/
>
>

--
    ,-._|\    Ian Kent
   /      \   Perth, Western Australia
   *_.--._/   E-mail: raven at themaw.net
         v    Web: http://themaw.net/