#2 patch file incompatible with Debian sarge 2.6 stock kernel

[Anonymous]

I downloaded zd1201-0.13 to /root/zd1201-0.13/

also, `apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8`

i untarred/zipped the kernel source to
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8

from /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8 I ran `patch -p1
--dry-run
</root/zd1201-0.13/2.6.7-usb-broken-descriptor.diff`

here is the output:
can't find file to patch at input line 4
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -ru /usr/src/linux-2.6.7/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.7.rxq/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
|--- /usr/src/linux-2.6.7/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
2004-06-16 07:19:22.000000000 +0200
|+++ /usr/src/linux-2.6.7.rxq/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
2004-07-10 18:03:17.000000000 +0200
--------------------------

I also tried making a symlink for linux-2.6.7
(from /usr/src): `ln -s kernel-source-2.6.8 linux-2.6.7`

I get the same error when running the patch

I apologize if i'm just being boneheaded, but I don't
know what else to do.

rick.hull@gmail.com

[Andres Ederra]

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Since kernel 2.6.10-rc version there is no need to apply the
patch.
So i suggest two solutions:

1) you can build you our kernel the debian way(see make-kpkg
command) using a 2.6.10 or later kernel. it won't break your
package repository if you use make-kpkg.

2) Wait for 2.6.10 or later to come to debian sarge(or try
debian sid, it is not unstable at all despite its name)
todays sarge kernel is 2.6.8.1,but it won't take long for
2.6.10...