<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Is this driver loaded as a kernel module? If so, you only need to rebuild the module against your target kernel and distribute the new module to the various machines.<br><br></div>If it's a builtin driver, then it'll be a little more involved. If distributing the new kernel is not feasible have a look at KSplice like features for hot-patching your kernel.<br>
<br></div>HTH,<br></div>-mandeep<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:49 PM, venkat <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:venkat.s@vortexindia.co.in" target="_blank">venkat.s@vortexindia.co.in</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Os : Debian 6 Kernel Version : 2.6.32<br>
<br>
I have been recently working with Linux application and now we have some<br>
little hard-disk issues where my motherboard doesn't support AHCI<br>
through bios. On various Google searches i found that i can force Linux<br>
kernel force load driver to AHCI mode.<br>
<br>
i have just now started my kernel walk through and i am very new for<br>
handling issues.<br>
<br>
THS IS THE QUIRK WHICH I FOUND WILL WORK<br>
:<a href="http://tartarus.org/~ds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch" target="_blank">http://tartarus.org/~ds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch</a><br>
<<a href="http://tartarus.org/%7Eds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch" target="_blank">http://tartarus.org/%7Eds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch</a>><br>
<br>
I download the kernel and its respective headers and did a complete<br>
kernel build.since its Debian updated it in the client machine and found<br>
it was working as expected<br>
<br>
linux-image-2.6.32_2.6.32-2_i386.deb -- 26MB<br>
linux-firmware-image_2.6.32-2_all.deb -- 5k<br>
but now i need to apply the patch in all my client machines which i<br>
located n remote locations where 26 mb in the network is very high<br>
<br>
Is there a way where only this quirk can be updated in client in a<br>
reduce size like some KO file update.<br>
<br>
Is this the only way way to update the driver?? need some guidelines on<br>
the same.<br>
<br>
i also saw :<a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-rem...ernel-modules/" target="_blank">http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-rem...ernel-modules/</a><br>
<<a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-remove-list-linux-kernel-modules/" target="_blank">http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-remove-list-linux-kernel-modules/</a>><br>
<br>
in my case can someone guide me with some pointers how this has to be done<br>
<br>
Please guide<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
Regards<br>
Venkat.S<br>
<br>
<br>
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