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i'm trying to rebuild kernel 2.4.26. for dsl, have dsl-hdinstalled current version 1.0rc2

up to now did the following:
- got kernel 2.4.36 from .org.
- downloaded kernelsource.dsl and gcc1.dsl.
- unpacked kernerl2.4.26 und /usr/src
- mydsl-load gcc1.dsl
- mydsl-load kernelsource.dsl

now have under /usr/src knoppix-kernel.patch and knoppix-kernel26.patch

how to install the patch, didn't find command "patch" !!!

tried to build without patch
- make config  ----> ok

(can't start with menuconfig or xcofig !!?? what's missing!??)
- make xconfig starts a script which ends up with error 127 - wish command not found
-make menuconfig says ---> ends up with error must have Ncurses installed

- make dep  ---- ok
- make clean ----- ok
- make bzImage --- ok

make modules ended up with error 2