Can't install kernel source

diogobaeder · 07-05-2006, 03:22 PM

Hi there,

I tried to install the kernel source, but it just doesn't work.

I followed the two steps:

1 Installing the package:

Quote:

[root@localhost MyDownloads]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.src.rpm
1:kernel ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost MyDownloads]#

2 Running the package:

Quote:

[root@localhost MyDownloads]# yum install kernel-source
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
updates-source [1/6]
core-source [2/6]
development [3/6]
core [4/6]
updates [5/6]
extras [6/6]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: kernel-source
Nothing to do
[root@localhost MyDownloads]#

As you guys see, the installation cannot be completed. Anybody knows why?

Thanks!

weibullguy · 07-05-2006, 04:36 PM

Yum retrieves packages from remote repositories. None of the repositories contain the kernel source.

rpm -ivh installed the kernel source. You need to do this next:

rpmbuild -bp --target=noarch /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec

Then the source files will be located in /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/

reddazz · 07-05-2006, 04:44 PM

If you just want to compile drivers that need the kernel source, install the kernel-devel package and not the kernel source rpm.

diogobaeder · 07-05-2006, 04:51 PM

Thanks, Arow! Gonna try it... it's not going to mess up my 2.6.17 kernel version, bootable by grub, is it? Because I've been testing both kernels (the new version I couldn't find in SMP - multi-processor version).

Hey, reddazz, nice seeing you around here! :-)
Gonna try kernel-devel, too. Can I do it by "yum install kernel-devel"?

Thanks a lot, buddies!

diogobaeder · 07-05-2006, 05:00 PM

Hi, reddazz,

I tried to do a "yum install kernel-devel", but it tries to install over the wrong kernel (a kernel I'm not using). Is there any command I'm missing?

Thenks!

reddazz · 07-05-2006, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diogobaeder

Hi, reddazz,

I tried to do a "yum install kernel-devel", but it tries to install over the wrong kernel (a kernel I'm not using). Is there any command I'm missing?

Thenks!

The kernel-devel package is always for the latest kernel in the FC5 repos. If you are using an older kernel, you will have to find the kernel-devel package that matches the kernel you are running. Pbone usually has links to older kernel-devel packages.

weibullguy · 07-05-2006, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diogobaeder

Thanks, Arow! Gonna try it... it's not going to mess up my 2.6.17 kernel version, bootable by grub, is it? Because I've been testing both kernels (the new version I couldn't find in SMP - multi-processor version).

No all it's gonna do is install the source code in the aforementioned directory. You have to configure, compile, and install the new kernel and associated modules before you can boot it. In any event, it'll just add an entry for the new kernel to grub.conf. It'll probably be set as the default kernel, but you can always edit grub.conf to your liking.