Want to compile nitro path into compiled kernel

[Artificial Intelligence]

Well I have no problems compiling a default kernel with the setup which fits my computer. Now I want to make a nitro kernel and found the latest "patch-2.6.13.2-nitro1" (Just compiled 2.6.13 kernel in ubuntu breezy pre release with compiled latest nvidia driver).

So how do I add the nitro to my kernel or compiling with my Vanilla kernel?

 

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[Artificial Intelligence]

Here's how I compiled my kernel, so someone can pinpoint where and how to drop the patch in

 

cd /usr/src
sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-2.6.13.tar.bz2
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.13 /usr/src/linux
cd /usr/src/linux
sudo make xconfig
<then making the adjustment I want in my kernel>
sudo make-kpkg clean
sudo make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --initrd --append_to_version -custom kernel_image kernel_headers
dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.13-custom_i386.deb
dpkg -i kernel-headers-2.6.12-custom_i386.deb

 

Then the Nvidia driver

 

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg2.run
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
<making the adjustments>
/etc/init.d/gdm start

[Artificial Intelligence]

Okay with a little help from Gentoo Wiki I get so far:

(with a clean source)

 

sudo mv patch-2.6.13.2-nitro1 /usr/src
cd /usr/src
sudo cp -r linux-2.6.13 linux-2.6.13.2-nitro1
sudo ln -sf linux-2.6.13.2-nitro1 linux
cd linux
patch -p1 < ../patch-2.6.13.2-nitro1

 

Now it ask: "File to patch:"

 

What do I write there?

[Artificial Intelligence]

Problem SOLVED!!! Damn I'm good

[Artificial Intelligence]

Just a quick question to those who compiled kernels in both a debian based system and a mandriva based system. Any diffrences between the two on how to do it? Or something I should notice when doing it on Mandriva?

[jlc]

There shouldn't be any difference, apply patches the same on any distro for your kernel. One thing I would recommend you look at is making the kernel via dpkg and on your mdk box making it via rpm

 

That way you have them in nice little packages ;)