[Sig] Errata and updates to kernel compile

[dann]

I made a mistake when I regarding patching the kernel.  The simpliest way to
do this is to cp the patch to the /usr/src directory then issue the patch
command (or zcat if the file is still compressed).  Placing it elsewhere
will prompt you for the location of /usr/src/linux, I believe you would
have to put in the full path.  I tried patching 2.4.2 with 2.4.3 inside the
2.4.2 directory and it asked more for the location of the file.  I broke
out and moved the patch up to /usr/src and it work like a charm.

The question arose about where the modules are placed when running make
bzdisk.  This should have been an obvious answer for me.  The modules are
placed where they always are:  /lib/modules/kernelverion.  make bzdisk does
not make and/or install the modules.  Those are seperate steps.

I will still be looking into how to change the location of where the
modules are installed.

Finally, I ran make oldconfig after applying the patch.  It stopped on
three additions requring a N/y/m.  After that I ran make clean, make dep,
make bzImage and the rest.  Rebooted and now I am at 2.4.3 working fine.

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