kernel-source package

benderan · 10-02-2008, 03:45 PM

I recently installed Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 on a machine. I've been attempting to install software for a GPIB card, but ran into the error message that

"Kernel source does not appear to be installed for the 2.6.18-92.el5 kernel. Installation of the kernel-source package for kernel 2.6.18-92.el5 is required to continue this installation"

Can someone please explain this error message to me? I assume that I have installed the kernel (in the installation process)? Is there a way to fix this without re-installing?

Total-MAdMaN · 10-02-2008, 03:51 PM

The kernel has been installed (you wouldn't be able to run Redhat without it). kernel-source is the source code for the kernel. Some programs/drivers require it as they need to use it to create hooks into your currently running kernel. Install the kernel-source package and that error message will disappear.

blackice666 · 10-02-2008, 03:51 PM

Hello!

First try to download the kernel: 2.6.18-92.el5.src.rpm

and than run

Code:

rpm -Uvh kernel-2.6.18-92.el5.src.rpm

benderan · 10-02-2008, 03:56 PM

Sorry to be ignorant, but the kernel-source package is not showing up under my package manager. Where can I get the rpm from?

Total-MAdMaN · 10-02-2008, 04:01 PM

It'll be named something like kernel-source-2.6.18-92.el5.

If you can't find a .rpm using your package manager, a good site to use is http://rpmfind.net/

blackice666 · 10-02-2008, 04:04 PM

Maybe you can try this link:

Code:

http://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/kernel-2.6.18-92.el5.src.rpm

XavierP · 10-02-2008, 04:09 PM

Any package ending in .src.rpm is not installable. This is an rpm source file - you use it to create an rpm.

http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source tells you how to get the package you need. You have to get and then build the .src.rpm file.

benderan · 10-02-2008, 05:48 PM

So it seems that I now have the source installed (/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-92.1.13-el5-i686/) by installing the kernel-devel & kernel-header packages (a suggestion from an IT friend). Unfortunately, when I'm installing, I'm still receiving the same error message. Is the kernel-devel package really the source needed? Also, I don't know a lot about kernel configuring, can someone point me to a good reference?

benderan · 10-08-2008, 06:06 PM

Thanks XavierP, I think it was your suggestion in the end that worked!