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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions README
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Expand Up @@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and
unpack it:

gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -
gzip -cd linux-3.x.tar.gz | tar xvf -

or
bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
bzip2 -dc linux-3.x.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -


Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel.
Replace "x" with the version number of the latest kernel.

Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually
incomplete) set of kernel headers that are used by the library header
Expand All @@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
or
bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1

(repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your current
(repeat x for all versions bigger than the version of your current
source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok. You may want to remove
the backup files (xxx~ or xxx.orig), and make sure that there are no
failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has
failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or I have
made a mistake.

Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels
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