trouble with patching on vmware

[cheesecake]

I have the patch I want, I've configured vmware correctly, it builds fine, but i can't figure out where to put the patch file.

Do i put it in the root of where i installed vmware, build directory, where???

I've also tried all info on compiling, searched forums, but nothing seemed to help.

[AlexP]

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WorkingWithPatches

Basically, stick it in the root of the source and follow the instructions above.

[cheesecake]

Problem.

I can't figure out where the heck the source folder is.
I tried to navigate using search, tried in vmware to go to hard drive to save there, but no luck. How do i stick it in the source, when the source doesn't exist???

Never Mind, got it fixed, vmware directed me when i tried to build it.

however, when i typed in the build directory (in vmware) : "patch goban.diff" (without quotations), it didn't do anything, even though it sat for a few minutes. Also, i can't find the build directory using the path vmware provided.

[PaulPosition]

Go back and re-read what's in the wiki. Compare with what you've written above.

Hint : there's a '<' (lesser than) sign that's been forgotten somewhere in the example you provided.

[AlexP]

If you used svn to download the source, then following those instructions the source will be in ~/rockbox

Put the patch file in there (not in the directory you are building in, which should be a subdirectory of the rockbox directory mentioned above), and re-read the instructions in the link I posted.  As PaulPosition says you have the command wrong.

[cheesecake]

Appreciate the help, yes i did forget the lesser-than (<).

However, i can't seem to find the directory in which the svn went to.
I tried creating a build then zipping it, to find out where that was saved, but i can't locate it using windows search.
The folder vmware was installed in was F:\Programming.
When it booted up the first time, i downloaded the svn as my first line of code.
Next, i changed folder to rockbox, as in the vmware development platform guidelines. After, i made a directory (using mkdir) called Build. I did ../tools/configure, configured the build (for sansa e200R), and it did not build, but i'm not worrying about that just yet.
I tried to create an ipod build, just as a test, and that went smoothly. I then zipped it using "make zip," (no comma), and that seemed to work. The problem is, i can't find the zip using windows search, and i think if i knew where it was, i could solve a lot of problems. Any ideas???

Again, thanks so much...

[AlexP]

The entire VMWare system is contained in a file on your windows file system, you can't get to the VMWare filesystem from explorer.  You know when you downloaded the VMWare image and unzipped it - those files that you unzipped contain all the image.  Instead you need to use samba to get to it, check out the VMWare wiki page - it tells you how to transfer files between VMWare and Windows.

[cheesecake]

2 questions then.

do i put the patch in using samba,
and how the heck do i use samba anyway? No instructions were in the wiki on how to run it, and i'm still using windows search to try and find it.

I feel so stupid...

[AlexP]

So did you try reading the VMWare wiki page as I suggested - because the instructions are right there...

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/VMwareDevelopmentPlatform#File_sharing

[cheesecake]

Sorry, but yes
In my home directory there was a folder entitled My Virtual Machines
But there was absolutely naught in it...

[AlexP]

Did you download and do the build as root or user?

[cheesecake]

i think i did it as user.
If so, how would i change it, and what effect exactly does it have???

And thanks again for sticking through this... I appreciate it.

[AlexP]

OK, in the VMWare image what is in your home folder?

[cheesecake]

using command "dir"
the only file is user

[AlexP]

In that case I don't understand where you have downloaded the source.

Could you type exactly what you have done, missing out no steps, and type out all command lines you entered including what the prompt is.