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Nahydrin
Asked: 2012-02-01 17:21:43 +0800 CST

How to get unpublished kernel updates?

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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=commitdiff;h=652aa6a9ac4a5f8d3e1fa3f6466646519e83c01e

The above link has the device ids of apple's keyboards added to the kernel, which will allow for the use of the much needed fn key.

Is there anyway to force update the kernel with those patches, or create a custom kernel with those patches? There doesn't seem to be a release date, and I can barely understand that page as it is.

Ubuntu 11.10

Kernel 3.0.0-15-generic

keyboard wireless updates kernel apple

1 Answers

  1. This fix is actually the patch below, which was part of the 3.3 release (3.3-rc1 was its first appearance):

    commit 652aa6a9ac4a5f8d3e1fa3f6466646519e83c01e
Author: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Dec 9 00:10:28 2011 -0800

    hid-input/battery: add FEATURE quirk

    As this patch is not marked as a stable patch it would not normally be applied routinely to older releases. If this fix does fix an issue for you you could submit it to the Ubuntu kernel team, the easiest way would be to file a bug against the linux package and describe the issue, then send the patch to [email protected] referencing the bug for consideration.

    See 'Submitting a Patch to the Ubuntu Kernel' section of the wiki page below for more details on the process:

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/KernelPatches
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