gaf3:/usr/src# patch -p1 < /usr/src/bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.18.diff --dry-run can't find file to patch at input line 4 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was: -------------------------- |diff -urN linux-2.6.18/drivers/char/keyboard.c linux-2.6.18-bootsplash/drivers/char/keyboard.c |--- linux-2.6.18/drivers/char/keyboard.c 2006-09-20 04:42:06.000000000 +0100 |+++ linux-2.6.18-bootsplash/drivers/char/keyboard.c 2006-10-07 21:14:02.000000000 +0100 -------------------------- File to patch: