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Old 11-03-2006, 08:28 AM   #1
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installing kernel sources in gentoo


i just got gentoo, and i had to do a networkless install, because the only way i can get internet on that computer is through a wireless usb card, which i have to install the driver myself. when i tried to do that i found out the kernel sources weren't installed. how would i go about installing them?

when i do uname -r i get
2.6.17-gentoo-r7
 
Old 11-03-2006, 09:38 AM   #2
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Download the appropriate kernel-sources package from some of Gentoo's mirrors, using some other pc, (the version, 2.6.17-gentoo-r7, has to match), then transfer the file to your pc and install it locally using Gentoo's package manager.
 
Old 11-03-2006, 02:25 PM   #3
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i can't seem to find where to download the source for it...
 
Old 11-03-2006, 09:01 PM   #4
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Are you sure? weather you use genkernel or manually configure the kernel gentoo still compiles it. so it should be there. how did you install gentoo? is there anything in /usr/src ? if for some reason you dont have them the package is called gentoo-sources do:

emerge -pv gentoo-sources

this should list all the files it needs you can download these from a mirror (see the list on gentoo.org) put them in /usr/src/distfiles and

emerge gentoo-sources
 
Old 11-04-2006, 07:29 AM   #5
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where can i download it on the computer so i can put it on a blank cd or something to transfer to the computer with gentoo on it?
 
  


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