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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Patches for tiny 386 kernels, again. Linux kernel 2.6.22.7
Jonathan Campbell wrote:
> Sorry about that. That's why I always send as attachments.
> Do you have similar problems when using Mozilla Thunderbird?

tbird works when following the instructions at
http://mbligh.org/linuxdocs/Email/Clients/Thunderbird
or (simpler) use an External Editor plugin.


> And have you checked System.map to verify the DMI functions aren't there?

Nope. I expect(ed) you to do that, i.e., make sure that the patch
does that the description says that it does.


>> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:42:16 -0700 Jonathan Campbell wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Here is the DMI patch again, written against linux-2.6.23-rc8,
>>> with some of the #ifdef CONFIG_DMI's removed and moved
>>> to include/linux/dmi.h. Putting them there in the way I've done
>>> ensures that you don't have to put #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
>>> around each dmi_check_machine() and that you don't
>>> have to apply little patches to so many device drivers.
>>>
>>
>> Damaged as the patch is, I was able to apply it by using
>> 'patch -l' (ignore whitespace) + some fuzz. Not something that
>> Linus or Andrew would or should do.
>>
>> I built and booted the kernel, it's running fine (x86_32 notebook).

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