Patching help

[kirch24]

where do you put patches you download at?

[Llorean]

Anywhere you want. As long as you know where to find them when running the patch command to apply them.

I suggest you read the SimpleGuideToCompiling wiki page.

[kirch24]

so i have been trying to get games and fixes for my nano from the PATCHES link and i download them and drag them into the main screen, i go on rockbox and some are there but empty or just not there at all, i alson tried making a patches files and the file would be empty,    for the games all i can veiw is the bitmaps please help

[Llorean]

It is clear to me that you did NOT read the wiki page I suggested you read, then...

[kirch24]

im trying to set up my rockbox so i can put patches on it and i am in the SimpleGuideToCompiling  wiki page     i am installing Cygiwn because that is what it say to do.  There is a list of sites to choose from that you download from.......i dont know which one to choose.  The first one i chose didnt work, i am trying a second one now.  Does anbody know what one to choose that will work?

[kirch24]

i think i might have it now, last time the download wouldnt even start, its at 8% now and moving      if there is anything i should know please tell me, thanks

[Febs]

I've merged your two threads.  Please, one thread per topic!

[kirch24]

sorry

[kirch24]

Help!!   everytime i get to about 98% or 99% it says  "Download Incomplete"   tra again??        what am i doing wrong???

[kirch24]

ok so i downloaded Cygwin   and i have the cygwin command prompt open and i download the patch for the ipod nano battery meter,  i typed the command to add a new file and i typed nanobatt.patch  in the file name


did i do this right?
even if i do how is this connected to my ipod? or is it? how do i connect it?

i typed the rockbox code and it went through all the files on my ipod

i read the manual but its like its in another language

please help out a n00b!

[kirch24]

ok so i have the cmd prompt open, i have the nanobatt.patch in the C:\rockbox folder    in the prompt i typed   cd C:\rockbox      that made it say    cygdrive/c/rockbox       i then typed      patch --binary p0 < nanobatt.patch    

its says it cannot find the file to patch    

and that is as far as i got, please help me    thanks

[kirch24]

[kirch24]

 Configuring Build

    * Create a new folder for the compiling by typing mkdir folder, where folder is the name of the folder (I tend to call it build). This folder should be inside the Rockbox source folder.
    * Enter that folder by typing cd folder, where folder is the name you chose for the folder
    * In that folder type ../tools/configure which will bring up a list of all possible devices





im at that step
1. i dont know where 2 make the folder
2. when i try it somewhere and i tr to do the command ../tools/configure    it say now possible command,

what do i need to do

[Febs]

Once again, I've merged the new thread you started into your existing thread.  Please do not start multiple threads on the same general topic.  

I'm also moving this thread to the appropriate forum.

[kirch24]

ok, so i have downloaded Cygwin and have followed all the step on the "SimpleGuideToCompiling" wiki page.  

i got down to tis step
Configuring Build

    * Create a new folder for the compiling by typing mkdir folder, where folder is the name of the folder (I tend to call it build). This folder should be inside the Rockbox source folder.
    * Enter that folder by typing cd folder, where folder is the name you chose for the folder
    * In that folder type ../tools/configure which will bring up a list of all possible devices


1. I dont know where to make the folder.
2. When i tried it somwhere iand i got to the part where i put in the "../tools/configure it said: unable to find location or command