Re: Help with Installation

[Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it>]

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On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:11:31 +0200 Dominik Brodowski wrote:

> IMHO, such a script can only work well if it is "being watched", e.g.
> someone (you?) verifies the results equal what you expect. Also,
> differences in the base kernel need to be tracked which might make
> adjustments of the cpufreq files / patch necessary.

OK, it's quite clear I misunderstood the role of
http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/cpufreq/ tar archives...  :-(
I thought that these archives were there to provide the latest cpufreq
backport for 2.4.x kernels, and that one (following Bruno Ducrot's
instructions) would be able to use them to modify a 2.4.x kernel (and be
happy).
That is why I said that a kernel patch would be easier to apply.

If those archives are online for completely different purposes (which
ones?), I apologize for all the noise.

Now the question is: I would like to run the latest 2.4.x kernel with
cpufreq support, what do I do? 

> 
> > Such a script should be run daily (via cron) on ftp.linux.org.uk
> > 
> > This could perhaps work and provide up-to-date patches, as long as
> > 2.4.x cpufreq at http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/cpufreq/ is kept
> > up-to-date with 2.6.x
> 
> But assuming that this CVS export is up-to-date [which it isn't], why
> is your script necessary?

It would generate a kernel patch whose application is straightforward...
right?

> 
> > Perhaps patchin.sh should be modified in order to use cp (or mv)
> > rather than ln -s
> 
> Modifying the patchin.sh script to become more user friendly is
> something which can be done -- but _please_ be aware that 2.4. cpufreq
> is, at best, in"beta" state and not as up to date as 2.6.

Of course, cpufreq cannot be backported from 2.6.x to 2.4.x by an
automatic script. That's a manual operation in any case. And one in
which I cannot help much[1], I'm afraid...

Notes:
[1] IANAKH: I am not a kernel hacker  :-( 

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