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Subject: Re: new aic7xxx driver...question From: "Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile" <scoile@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 19:31:30 -0400 (EDT) On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, heather casler wrote: > Hi...I'm sure this is probably a silly question, but I can't figure this > out! > I'm trying to install the aic7xxx-5.1.17-2.2.9.patch that was just released > on Redhat's web with the following command: > #patch -b aic7xxx-5.1.17-2.2.9.patch > but it hangs and does nothing. I've tried using --dry-run and --verbose > for a test run, but I still get nothing. Of the following, the first is what you're using, the second is what you should be using: patch -b aic7xxx-5.1.17-2.2.9.patch patch -b < aic7xxx-5.1.17-2.2.9.patch ===