hi all,

currently i have 2.4... kernel installed on my PC.
I want to upgrade to 2.6.30 kernel which is the latest.
i have downloaded the source code and also the patch 2.6.30.2 tar ball.
i would like to know when to apply patch.

1. After:
Compiling (2.6.30) and installing the new kernel image

OR

2. Extract 2.6.30 source code, apply the patch and then compile and install the new image

3. Suggest if it is different from these two

Also I have one more question:

I have downloaded patch and kernel 2.6.30 tar ball to the directory /home/user1/kernel_src.
I have extracted the kernel 2.6.30 source to /usr/src directory.
How to directly patch the 2.6.30.2 tar ball from /home/user1/kernel_src to /usr/src directory.
OR
Is it that tar ball has to be copied to /usr/src/linux-2.6.30 directory and then apply patch

thanx