I am trying to install the cisco vpn client on suse 8.0 pro. The install needs the location of the kernel and I can't find it. It is not under /usr/src/linux, does anyone know the specific location of the kernel? thanks

Then you do not have the kernel code installed. Download the kernel from kernel.org

SuSE does not put the kernel onto your hard disk unless you tell it to. Use YaST2 and choose the option to install software. You may be asked to install the first CD-ROM for SuSE and then you can do a search using the word "kernel".

Good luck...

in my first install kernel wasnot there . .

u have 2 ask 4 something in order to get it

u have to select it to be installed.

SuSe has deprecated the source file location. I installed it from the CD for 9.0 Pro and and it put it in

/lib/modules/'uname -r'/build/linux
the uname command might not be right. It's something like

/lib/module/linux-2.4-166-default/build/linux

the file it's looking for is /linux/modversions.h

I finally got mine to install Sunday night after looking through the documentation (Administrators Guide that comes with SuSe 9.0 Pro) and find that tidbit. It put the VPN start script in /etc/rc.d/init.d/vpn I'm now missing the functions script in the same init.d directory. Anyone know if it's something I install? If so, what package is it?

Hi,

I can install the client OK but when I try to start it, it fails because it is not built with right kernel. I have tried finding the right kernel at kernel .org but it doesn't make any difference.

Any ideas?? It doesn't seam to make any difference which kernel source directory I point the vpn client at it always comes back with the same mismatch. I think It may be getting the files from somewhere else.

* You must run "/etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start" before using the client.
* This script will be run AUTOMATICALLY every time you reboot your computer.

amalthea:/files/cisco vpn client/vpnclient # /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start

Starting /usr/local/bin/vpnclient: /lib/modules/2.4.21-199-smp4G/CiscoVPN/cisco_ipsec: kernel-module version mismatch
/lib/modules/2.4.21-199-smp4G/CiscoVPN/cisco_ipsec was compiled for kernel version 2.4.20-4GB
while this kernel is version 2.4.21-199-smp4G.
Failed (insmod)