Hi,

I have linux RH7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3) on my inspiron 8600. But I can not get the whole thing work properly( like Ethernet, Wireless LAN, CD/DVD writer..), So I figured it would help to upgrade. I then upgrade to RH9.0 (kernel 2.4.20-6). The funny thing is in the /usr/src directory, I could not see a linux-2.4.20-6. But lots of head file should be here to compile the broadcom 4400 ethernet driver. Where is the file that should be here?

Thanks.

-Eric

You need to install the corresponding kernel-source package (kernel-source-2.4.20-6.i386.rpm ?).

Håkan

Hi, Hakan,

I tried to run

rpm -Uvh Kernel-source-2.4.20-6.rpm,

but nothing happened. It just say: kernel-2.4.20-6 already installed already.

Anyway can I find just the source code (not the rpm ) to put there?

Thanks.

-Eric

What exactly do you have in your /usr/src directory? Most drivers and applications that require the Linux source code will expect to find it in /usr/src/linux - i.e. not in /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6 or something like that. Since you can have several different kernel source trees installed at the same time, is custom to create a symbolic link called /usr/src/linux, pointing to the actual directory where the source of the currently used kernel is stored. If you do not have this symlink you can create it using ln -s /usr/src/linux-whatever-your-source-dir-is /usr/src/linux, or if I might guess ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6 /usr/src/linux. This way other applications should be able to find the source.


Håkan

HaKan,

That is what I said in post #1, I can not find the directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6, so I can not make a symbolic link between linux and linux-2.4.20-6. (The linux-2.4.20-6 does not exist)

-Eric

I have a very similar problem. I am trying to install drivers for a wlan device. Makefile tries to include a file called '.config' and the path on which the Makefile looks for '.config' is

/lib/modules/2.4.20-6/build

where 'build' is a link to

/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6

The latter does not exist. The only thing in /usr/src are two directories; 'debug' and 'redhat'. 'debug' is empty and 'redhat' contians a bunch of empty subdirectories. If fact, I can't find this '.config' file anywhere. Any suggestions? Thanks.

E

You should install the kernel source package that matches your installed kernel. If you are running linux-2.4.20-6 then the source directory will most likely be /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6.


Håkan