To apply: for i in linux-2.4.18-pre3-* ; do patch -p1 -s -N -E -d linux/ <$i done The patches for 2.4.18-pre3 consist of the 2.4.9 versions plus some updated copies for the bits that needed manual merging. The 2.4.9 version is not against base 2.4.9, but Red Hat's tree (see rawhide for a copy). -ben