Pom patch error

Pom patch error

[Ali Ozaltin]

Hello ,
How can i install patch-o-matic on  2.6.9-34.0.1.Elsmp kernel version ? When
i try ./runme pending its giving this error messages ;
Do you want to apply this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] y
Testing patch submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...
Warning - no help text file could be found in either
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/net/ipv4/netfilter/Config.help
or /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/Documentation/Configure.help
Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686
TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied.
[Press enter to continue]
What can i do ? pls help
Installed OS: CentOS 4.3

Re: Pom patch error

[Rob Sterenborg]

On Thu, June 22, 2006 14:17, Ali Ozaltin wrote:
> Hello ,
> How can i install patch-o-matic on �2.6.9-34.0.1.Elsmp kernel version ? When

This is probably a CentOS kernel ?

> i try ./runme pending its giving this error messages ; Do you want to apply
> this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] y Testing patch submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but if not then I think it's strange that POM
tries to use a 2.4.29 patch on a 2.6.9 kernel.
Btw, what is the exact commandline that you use to execute "runme"?

> Warning - no help text file could be found in either
> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/net/ipv4/netfilter/Config.help
> or /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/Documentation/Configure.help
> Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686
> TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied.
> [Press enter to continue]
> What can i do ? pls help
> Installed OS: CentOS 4.3

It could be that this kernel has been modified by CentOS. POM should be
working on a vanilla kernel from kernel.org so you could try using one of
those.


Gr,
Rob

RE: Pom patch error

[Ali Ozaltin]

I want install fresh linux and patch POM which distb. You counsel ? 

-----Original Message-----
From: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org
[mailto:netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sterenborg
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:17 PM
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Pom patch error

On Thu, June 22, 2006 14:17, Ali Ozaltin wrote:
> Hello ,
> How can i install patch-o-matic on �2.6.9-34.0.1.Elsmp kernel version ?
When

This is probably a CentOS kernel ?

> i try ./runme pending its giving this error messages ; Do you want to
apply
> this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] y Testing patch
submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but if not then I think it's strange that POM
tries to use a 2.4.29 patch on a 2.6.9 kernel.
Btw, what is the exact commandline that you use to execute "runme"?

> Warning - no help text file could be found in either
> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/net/ipv4/netfilter/Config.help
> or /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/Documentation/Configure.help
> Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686
> TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied.
> [Press enter to continue]
> What can i do ? pls help
> Installed OS: CentOS 4.3

It could be that this kernel has been modified by CentOS. POM should be
working on a vanilla kernel from kernel.org so you could try using one of
those.


Gr,
Rob

RE: Pom patch error

[Rob Sterenborg]

On Thu, June 22, 2006 15:44, Ali Ozaltin wrote:
> I want install fresh linux and patch POM which distb. You counsel ?

Well, patching the kernel is not that hard if you have compiled a new kernel
before.. If you have not, well, it's best to try it on a test-system first.
Actually, maybe you should do that first, but I'll leave that to you.

If you patch the kernel for the functionality you need then you also need to
patch iptables (which together is one step).

Download a new kernel from ftp.kernel.org or one of it's mirrors.
Download a new POM and iptables from ftp.netfilter.org.
Untar each to a separate directory of your liking.

(Not sure if you *need* this step. Some people do this, me too. AFAIK it does
no harm if you don't need it.)
cd to the kernel directory
Execute:
make menuconfig (do nothing, just exit and save config)

cd to the POM directory
Execute:
KERNEL_DIR="/path/to/kernel" IPTABLES_DIR="/path/to/iptables" \
./runme <pending|base|extra>

Patch the kernel for the functionality you need.

cd to the kernel directory
Execute:
make menuconfig

Configure, compile and install your kernel like you normally would. This would
look something like this:
make dep clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp System.map /boot
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot

Don't forget to edit lilo.conf (and run lilo) or grub.conf.
Don't throw away your old kernel untill you have everything working and you
really want to.

cd to the iptables directory
Execute:
make
make install

Make sure you uninstall the old iptables binary/package so you don't run the
old binary by accident.


I don't *know* if CentOS has patched it's kernels. If so; you might *need*
those patches to keep all functionality on your system. I cannot help you with
that.

Again, if this is the first time you are building/installing a new kernel from
source: don't do it on a live server, use a test server.


Gr,
Rob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org
> [mailto:netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sterenborg
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:17 PM
> To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
> Subject: Re: Pom patch error
>
>
> On Thu, June 22, 2006 14:17, Ali Ozaltin wrote:
>
>> Hello ,
>> How can i install patch-o-matic on �2.6.9-34.0.1.Elsmp kernel version ?
>>
> When
>
>
> This is probably a CentOS kernel ?
>
>
>> i try ./runme pending its giving this error messages ; Do you want to
> apply
>> this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] y Testing patch
> submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...
>
> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but if not then I think it's strange that POM
> tries to use a 2.4.29 patch on a 2.6.9 kernel. Btw, what is the exact
> commandline that you use to execute "runme"?
>
>> Warning - no help text file could be found in either
>> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/net/ipv4/netfilter/Config.help
>> or /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686/Documentation/Configure.help
>> Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-smp-i686
>> TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied.
>> [Press enter to continue]
>> What can i do ? pls help
>> Installed OS: CentOS 4.3
>>
>
> It could be that this kernel has been modified by CentOS. POM should be
> working on a vanilla kernel from kernel.org so you could try using one of
> those.
>
>
> Gr,
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>


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Re: Pom patch error

[Pascal Hambourg]

Hello,

Rob Sterenborg a écrit :
> On Thu, June 22, 2006 14:17, Ali Ozaltin wrote:
> 
>>How can i install patch-o-matic on 2.6.9-34.0.1.Elsmp kernel version ? When
>>i try ./runme pending its giving this error messages ; Do you want to apply
>>this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] y Testing patch submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...
> 
> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but if not then I think it's strange that POM
> tries to use a 2.4.29 patch on a 2.6.9 kernel.

Yes you're reading wrong, Rob, it's a 2.4.19 patch (to upgrade a 2.4.18 
kernel), not 2.4.29. ;-)

Ali, from this message it looks like you're using a VERY old version of 
the original patch-o-matic (not patch-o-matic-ng) that was intended for 
older 2.4 kernels only and was replaced by patch-o-matic-ng. You should 
use a more recent patch-o-matic-ng (pom-ng) which is intended for recent 
2.4 kernels (above 2.4.18) and 2.6 kernels. As stated by the 2005-Jan-30 
announce in the news section of the Netfilter website, there are now no 
more pom-ng stable releases (I guess a patch is considered stable when 
it's included in the kernel and removed from pom-ng) but only daily 
snapshots available here :

ftp://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/patch-o-matic-ng/snapshot/
  or
http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/patch-o-matic-ng/snapshot/

Avoid the older pom-ng stable release versions in 
http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/patch-o-matic-ng/, they're broken.
And of course, apply only the patches you really need.

Re: Pom patch error

[Rob Sterenborg]

On Fri, June 23, 2006 15:54, Pascal Hambourg wrote:

>>> submitted/01_2.4.19.patch...
>>
>> Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but if not then I think it's strange that POM
>>  tries to use a 2.4.29 patch on a 2.6.9 kernel.
>
> Yes you're reading wrong, Rob, it's a 2.4.19 patch (to upgrade a 2.4.18
> kernel), not 2.4.29. ;-)

Darn.. I just knew it was coming!
Let's just say that the 1 is next to the 2 ;^)


Gr,
Rob