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Old 11-05-2004, 06:30 AM   #1
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step by step installation of my kernel source


a game that i love (enemy territory) uses open gl, so i downloaded the correct driver for my graphics card, exit the desktop environment, attempt to install the driver and it tells me i dont have the the kernel sources installed, that it needas the sources installed for it to work.

so can someone please tell me step by step of getting the correct source and completly installing it?

i have mandrake 10.1 community
 
Old 11-05-2004, 06:48 AM   #2
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ok. here we go....

step 1) install the kernel-source-version.rpm from your mandrake distribution cd's.

 
Old 11-05-2004, 06:51 AM   #3
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you can also install the source by issuing this command as root:

urpmi kernel-source
 
Old 11-05-2004, 06:56 AM   #4
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Read my post in your other thread or try the suggestions posted here

As they say in some crumby TV show and in the Linux world of course "The choice is yours"!

regards

John
 
Old 11-05-2004, 10:31 AM   #5
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win32sux perfect perfect perfect!!!!!! i like that command it told me what cd i had to put in and everything! thank you!

thank you to everyone who took their time to try and help
 
  


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