christoph@CHristoph:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24$ sudo patch -p1 < 2.6.24.speedstep-centrino.patch 
patching file arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
patching file arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
patching file arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
Hunk #3 FAILED at 50.
Hunk #4 FAILED at 60.
Hunk #5 succeeded at 73 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 84 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 134 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 292 (offset 84 lines).
Hunk #9 FAILED at 538.
Hunk #10 succeeded at 630 (offset 93 lines).
Hunk #11 succeeded at 651 (offset 93 lines).
Hunk #12 succeeded at 710 (offset 93 lines).
Hunk #13 succeeded at 1360 (offset 93 lines).
Hunk #14 succeeded at 1549 (offset 93 lines).
Hunk #15 succeeded at 1609 (offset 93 lines).
3 out of 15 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c.rej