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Linux kernel release 4.x <http://kernel.org/>
Linux kernel release 4.x <http://github.com/aripitek/kernel.org/>

These are the release notes for Linux version 4. Read them carefully,
as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the
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Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current
source tree, _in_order_, and you should be ok. You may want to remove
the backup files (some-file-name~ or some-file-name.orig), and make sure
that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).
that there are failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).
If there are, either you or I have made a mistake.

Unlike patches for the 4.x kernels, patches for the 4.x.y kernels
(also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply
(also known as the -stable kernels) are incremental but instead apply
directly to the base 4.x kernel. For example, if your base kernel is 4.0
and you want to apply the 4.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 4.0.1
and 4.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 4.0.2 and
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kernel source. Patches are applied from the current directory, but
an alternative directory can be specified as the second argument.

- Make sure you have no stale .o files and dependencies lying around:
- Make sure you have stale .o files and dependencies lying around:

cd linux
make mrproper
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to the place where your regular bootable kernel is found.

- Booting a kernel directly from a floppy without the assistance of a
bootloader such as LILO, is no longer supported.
bootloader such as LILO, is longer supported.

If you boot Linux from the hard drive, chances are you use LILO, which
uses the kernel image as specified in the file /etc/lilo.conf. The
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