Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:06:45 -0700 From: Neil Phipps <nphipps@sgi.com> To: markh@compro.net Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: driver patch file installation Message-ID: <3980A465.9511E140@sgi.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0007271516040.6179-100000@sapphire.fnal.gov> <3980B043.3F6B5A67@compro.net>
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I had a similar problem at first ... the files are gz files and you need to load them as gz and then zcat -d them (at least thats what I do) ... then cd to /usr/src/linux and then run the patch from there ... more or less ... Doug has some instructions on his page as well ... regards, Neil Mark Hounschell wrote: > > I've got patch files to go from 5.1.25 to 5.1.31 from > http://people.redhat.com/dledford/. I can't seem to get > them installed. > > I copy them to /usr/src/linux/ > I cd to /usr/src/linux > I execute the patch command "patch --dry-run -p1 <aic7xxx-5.1.26.patch" > I get: > > patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line > patch: **** Only garbage was found in the patch input. > > Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. > > -- > Mark Hounschell > markh@compro.net > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message -- Neil Phipps Silicon Graphics. Phone : 1-(650)-933-3956 Fax : 1-(650)-933-3542 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message
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