Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:01:00 -0700 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Input: ALPS - Detect trackstick presence for v7 protocol |
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:25:13AM +0000, Santiago Gala wrote: > I can't compile the kernel in this laptop, sorry, I tried but couln't > complete: it requires too much free disk (more than 9GB) and the SSD is > very small. > > If there is a way (I have not found it even though I know that dkms exists) > to just compile the modjule I could easily test the patch with the mainline > ubuntu binary of the relevant 4.0.0-rcN, but spending some time trying it > didn't show how to do i
If you have another more powerful box you can always compile the kernel there and then use "sshfs -o allow_others local_dir remote_box:kernel/build/dir/" to mount the build directory on the target box and do "cd local_dir; sudo make modules_install install" to install the kernel.
Thanks.
-- Dmitry
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