From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nox Subject: [Fwd: Re: POM woes] Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:15:15 -0400 Sender: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: <1064438115.27142.186.camel@shaolin.gridlocksecurity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-lRZDi0VmSJhFOmgCm3LG" Return-path: Errors-To: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org --=-lRZDi0VmSJhFOmgCm3LG Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit resent dude to address error --=-lRZDi0VmSJhFOmgCm3LG Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: Forwarded message - Re: POM woes Content-Type: message/rfc822 Subject: Re: POM woes From: Nox To: Stack Buffer Cc: netfilter@list.netfilter.org In-Reply-To: <20030924204804.56388.qmail@web60110.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030924204804.56388.qmail@web60110.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1064437740.27142.180.camel@shaolin.gridlocksecurity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:09:00 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Off the top of my head, I would say the patch-o-matic is failing due to the patch being for 2.4.21 and you have 2.4.20-8, although I thought this patch was for stock 2.4.20 - 2.4.21 kernels. What I do know is 2.4.21 => kernel src already has these updates. Let me investigate your error, and Ill get back to you, what I would do if it were me though, I would upgrade kernel to 2.4.21, then try patch-o-matic again. (Only as a pressed for time reasons) Ill let you know what I find Nox GenMicro Systems On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 16:48, Stack Buffer wrote: > Greetings Nox, > Thank u very much for the advice. > I recently tried checking out what this POM stuff was > all about and to see if I could apply any patches. > Well I did according to what the Netfilter Extension > HOWTO instructed, namely: > > 1). Get the latest CVS tree, by doing (taken from > HOWTO).. > > # cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.netfilter.org:/cvspublic > login > > (When it asks you for a password type `cvs'). > > # cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.netfilter.org:/cvspublic > co netfilter/userspace netfilter/patch-o-matic > > 2). Second I did the following to state my kernel src > dir.. > > # export KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 > > 3). # cd /usr/src/linux/ > # make dep > > 4)# ./runme extra > > Actually my problem is at stage 4, the output says.. > > Do you want to apply this patch [N/y/t/f/a/r/b/w/q/?] > y > Testing patch submitted/03_2.4.21.patch... > Failed to patch copy of /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/ > TEST FAILED: patch NOT applied. > > [Press enter to continue].... > > As u can see somethng is wrong, even worse when press > return it just keeps cycling thru the same above entry > :( . Is the patch number somehow related to my kernel > version number??. What can I do from here > I would really appreciate any help on the above. > Thanking u for ur time > Stack.. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --=-lRZDi0VmSJhFOmgCm3LG--