where are the kernel header files?

vance · 03-01-2002, 09:09 PM

I have mandrake 8.1 but wanted to update my kernel to 2.4.18 for video reasons. so i downloaded and installed it and all is fine except my nvidia drivers are not finding the kernel component or something like that. the troubleshooting guide suggests i rebuild my drivers and tell it where the headers are that it should be built against. can anyone make a suggestion?

thanks so much!!!

LinuxGod · 03-01-2002, 09:36 PM

Hello,

Well you can compile them against /usr/src/linux/include
and you will see the header files for the kernel you have
downloaded.

Thanks

vance · 03-02-2002, 12:50 PM

Groovy...that worked like a charm!

annehoog · 03-04-2002, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LinuxGod
Hello,

Well you can compile them against /usr/src/linux/include
and you will see the header files for the kernel you have
downloaded.

Thanks

And how do I do that? I don't even seem to have the /usr/src/linux/include folder.(should I have it?)

isajera · 03-04-2002, 11:07 AM

if you don't have that directory, then you probably didn't install the kernel sources when you installed linux. you can probably install them from your cd's, or you can download a kernel and install that. the directory is a part of the kernel source.

annehoog · 03-05-2002, 01:51 AM

Since my linux box isn't connected to the net yet (this whole thing is about compiling a driver for my modem :-) )
I'll get the sources from the cd.
Let's see what happens....