To apply the patches, cd into the appropriate kernel source directory and do: patch -p1 < patch-file lockup-2.0.28.diff: An *extremely* dirty fix to the lockup bug mentioned in the BUGS file. Please only apply it if you experience the problem. Should apply to 2.0.28 and above in the 2.0.x series. NOT TESTED with 2.1.x. linux-2.1.26.diff: Development version of ncpfs