[Sheflug] kernel patch help.

[James Mears <james [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I hope somebody can help!

I have found details of a vernal patch that should fix Linux USB so that my 
freecom fs-1 CD writer will work. If I can get this to work then I will be 
able to rid my laptop of windows forever :-)

http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-usb-devel [at] lists.sourceforge.net/msg11050.html


I have two questions:

1. Does anybody know how to find out if this is a patch that will be applied 
to the kernel in future releases? Maybe somebody with contacts could ask a 
few questions for me?

2. What to do with the info on this web page in order to alter the kernel and 
compile a new kernel (yikes- there is a first time for everything) so that I 
can get my freecom fs-1 to work and allow me to nuke winblows off my laptop.
Nice clear instructions would be good because I am not a programmer!!

I am running a stock SuSE 8.2 with 2.4.20 kernel.

Hope anybody can help.

Ta

James
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