Subject: Re: [vserver] About patch file to be download
From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:43:40 +0200

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 03:28:33PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> 
> Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy 32bit - Host
> 
> 
> I'm following;
> 
> http://linux-vserver.org/Installation_on_Ubuntu
> 
> to install vserver.
> 
> 
> kernal version is;
> 
> # uname -a
> Linux host-vserver 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC
> 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> Ran;
> # apt-get install linux-source-2.6.24 kernel-package linux-kernel-devel
> 
> 
> On;
> http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/
> 
> I found patch-2.6.24.4-vs2.3.0.34.diff which matches linux-source
> version
> 
> 
> Whether download it and using it to run;
> cd linux-source-2.6.24
> wget
> http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/patch-2.6.24.4-vs2.3.0.34.diff
> patch -pl < patch-2.6.24.4-vs2.3.0.34.diff
        ~~~ should be -p1
> ....
> ???
> 
> 
> Please advise.  TIA

simple: don't do it, 2.6.24 is broken.

better get a 2.6.22 kernel (+ patch) or a 2.6.26.3
kernel, where you can get experimental patches

HTH,
Herbert

> B.R.
> Stephen L
> 
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