Kernel recompile for NVIDIA needed .h files?

britishnemesis · 11-02-2003, 04:34 PM

I have downloaded my kernel sources in an attempt to install my Nvidia drivers... however it states that it can't find kernel.h and other headers it needs in the /usr/src/kernel-(my kernel number)

Sure enough there's nothing in there but .c files so how can I compile this bad boy so I get all the necessary .h files?

Thanks!

DavidPhillips · 11-02-2003, 08:09 PM

The kernel source will have the needed files. Something must have went wrong with your download or tar file extraction.

Make sure your downloading the correct file.

ivanatora · 11-03-2003, 01:43 AM

If you are with Slack, one way to get these .h files is to installpkg kernel-headers. It's on your installation CD. If you are with other distro.. there should be same sort of kernel-headers package on the CDs. That's all you need. No sources.