source: multimedia/cdwriteutils/udftools/udftools-kernel-inst.xml@ 07660716

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<title>Installation of the kernel patch</title>

<warning>
<para>Note that this patch can permenantly damage your CD drive if it is
from one of the few mentioned at
<ulink url="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/25/1737244"/>. Do
not apply the patch without first checking out the article.</para>
</warning>

<para>Install the kernel patch by running the following commands from
the kernel source directory:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../linux-2.4.20-packet.patch</command></userinput></screen>

<para>In the kernel configuration, check your setting with those listed
here:</para>

<screen>Block devices
   Packet writing on CD/DVD media:       Y or M
File Systems
   UDF filesystems support (read only):  Y
     UDF write support (DANGEROUS)       Y</screen>

<para>If necessary, recompile the kernel with</para>
<screen><userinput><command>make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc dep &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc bzImage &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install</command></userinput></screen>
<para>
Copy <filename>/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage</filename> and
<filename>/usr/src/linux/System.map</filename> to
<filename class="directory">/boot</filename>. If you utilize
<application>LILO</application> edit <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>
appropriately and run <command>lilo</command>.
</para>

<para>If you build packet writer as a module, add the following to
<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename>:</para>
<screen><userinput>alias block-major-97 pktcdvd</userinput></screen>

<para>Finally, create the packet driver device nodes in <filename
class="directory">/dev</filename>, add one node for every
<acronym>CD</acronym>-<acronym>RW</acronym> drive you
want to support:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>mknod /dev/pktcdvd0 b 97 0
mknod /dev/pktcdvd1 b 97 1</command></userinput></screen>

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