do i need kernel source or headers

zuessh · 08-17-2005, 08:06 PM

I am attempting to patch my wireless card to install kismet.
Below is my kernel information:

#uname -r
2.4.27-2-386

here is what i get when i try to install the new driver

#make
make -C /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/build SUBDIRS=/orinoco-0.13e modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

i do not have the build directory. Here is my question; do I need the kernel source or just headers? Thanks

ankscorek · 08-17-2005, 08:11 PM

only headers will be required.....but i suggest u build a new kernel...2.6.xxx

zuessh · 08-17-2005, 08:18 PM

thanks, first i think i will tacke the kernel headers before building a new kernel. Just want to make sure this is correct:

apt-get kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386

will i need to do anything else?

ankscorek · 08-18-2005, 03:02 AM

yup just make sure headers are downloaded inot your build directory...

zuessh · 08-18-2005, 07:47 PM

Where is the build dir? the driver i'm trying to install is looking for a build dir under /lib, is this where i should install the headers? Or under /usr and create links?

JimBass · 08-18-2005, 08:33 PM

The lernel always goes in /usr/src. Chances are good that if you use apt to get the kernel-headers, you will download the headers in a tar.bz2 format. Just go into /usr/src and unzip the headers if they are tarred up. I forget if they are tarred or not, but in any case, /usr/src is the kernel spot, and anything other than that will be accounted for in the installer of the other program.

Peace,
JimBass

ankscorek · 08-19-2005, 04:23 AM

/usr/src/linux-2.x.xx

zuessh · 08-19-2005, 06:25 AM

This is what i am getting when i attempt the apt-get

/usr/src# apt-get kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386
E: Invalid operation kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386

debian:/usr/src# uname -r
2.4.27-2-386
debian:/usr/src#

any ideas?

JimBass · 08-19-2005, 08:24 AM

You are missing one important word - INSTALL!!!

Code:

#apt-get install kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386

Peace,
JimBass

zuessh · 08-20-2005, 02:12 PM

Doh!! Thanks, problem resovled. Worked like a charm. thanks again...