Linux kernel - compression support

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How to patch the kernel

1. Download a patch from below to /usr/src.
2. Download the appropriate kernel from www.kernel.org.
3. Unpack the kernel to /usr/src.
4. Make a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux pointing to your unpacked kernel directory.
5. Open a console and type:

                       cd /usr/src/linux
                       bzip2 -dc ../<patch file> | patch -p1
                       make menuconfig # configure your kernel accordingly

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Linux Kernel 2.6 stable

none available yet

Linux Kernel 2.6 devleopment

Linux-2.6.10 patch-2.6.10-zip1-2.0alpha.bz2 - rev 2.0alpha - MD5: 18998217761d5716e5d25957f318ae44(NOTE: just updated to 2.6.10)
Linux-2.6.9 patch-2.6.9-zip1-2.0alpha.bz2 - rev 2.0alpha - MD5: 64ee821f448faa4b7c9438cf33b1b68f (NOTE: x86 bzlib kernel compression is broken, bzlib compressed ramdisks work)

Linux Kernel 2.4

Linux-2.4.22+ see Linux-2.4.21 - discontinued in favour of kernel 2.6
Linux-2.4.21 bzip2-i386-2.4.21-zip1.bz2 - rev 1.5a - MD5: fb04925cefb24659fb1806305fda6cdd
Linux-2.4.20 bzip2-2.4.20-i386-V1.5a.bz2 - rev 1.5a - MD5: adbc00a0f2c7ed886e3e8f630f61a359
Linux-2.4.18 bzip2-2.4.18-i386-V1.5.bz2 - rev 1.5 - MD5: d3860ca8daf6bc7ef3781c38a93758a5

Development

Of course, the patch is developed further. For those who are interested have a look at the work-in-progress page for more information.

Linux kernel status

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