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## Patching problems

  Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
  Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:27:17 GMT
  From: Maryam <mshsaint@direct.ca>

    Hi Every one
     I currently have kernel v2.0.27  running in my computer and would like to
     patch the rtlinux and do some experience on it.
     So what I have done so far is I downloaded the patches from this page,
     unzipped it and stored it in a disk.
     While listing the files in windows I got these directory names: rtinux-0.5
     and underneath this directory was kernel_patch and etc...
     For mounting the files I used the following command in Linux:
     mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
     But after the mounting in /mnt I had different garbled file names such as
     rtlinu~1 & kernel~1. As Michael said I should use exts filesystems which
     now I am using the msdos ones.
     But the problem is how? Is there anyway I can convert the files from msdos
     to ext2 in Linux? Which command should I use?
     "Please, I am stuck here :)"
     Another problem was, I tried to patch those files to the kernel and it
     started asking me the question : File patch to,
      which files should i mention, or is it another problem because of the
     original problem?
     Have a great day
     Thanks in advance,
     Maryam Moghaddas
     Tel/ Fax : (604) 925-4683
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