looking for kernel headers 2.6.12

zuessh · 09-14-2005, 11:07 AM

I recently upgraded my kernel to 2.6.12 in order for it to work with my laptop. I now am trying to install vmware and it is asking for the kernel headers for my kernel. Where can i find these? When I attempt a apt-get kernel-headers-2.6.12 there are none. When i just use apt-get install kernel headers i do not see the 2.6.12 kernel listed. Can anyone let me know where to find these kernel headers? Thanks

dastrike · 09-14-2005, 11:25 AM

How did you install your 2.6.12 kernel? Debian's repositories don't seem to have any such kernels.

For kernels supplied by Debian, one installs the headers by

Code:

apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)

If you compiled it yourself, the headers should be properly in place.
What does the following command give as it's output?

Code:

ls -l /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build

zuessh · 09-14-2005, 12:33 PM

I installed my kernel by following a howto on linux on laptops.

http://home.comcast.net/~canez/d610/

The author of the howto had a deb file of the 2.6.12 kernel and i used it. So i didn't complile it myself.

below is the output of the commands you listed:

# ln -s linux-source-2.6.12 linux
mhdebian:/usr/src# apt-get install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-headers-2.6.12

# ls -l /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build
ls: /lib/modules/2.6.12/build: No such file or directory

/usr/lib/modules# ls
2.4.27-2-386 2.6.12

/lib/modules# ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.12/
total 1096
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2005-09-06 14:55 drivers
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 2005-09-06 14:10 kernel
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 219965 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.alias
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 69 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.ccwmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240201 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.dep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 813 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.ieee1394map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1141 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.inputmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21157 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.isapnpmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210582 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.pcimap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1135 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.seriomap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104364 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 264992 2005-09-06 15:09 modules.usbmap
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2005-09-06 14:55 net

Any suggestions? Thanks

zuessh · 09-14-2005, 01:20 PM

I found the following while doing a little googleing:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-kerne.../msg00315.html

Alright folks, I think the packaging is ready to be beaten on by people.
So, unless anyone has any concerns/problems/etc, I'm going to assume
everything's a go for uploading 2.6.12.

The current changes and state of the packaging:
- source package is called linux-2.6
- binary image packages have been renamed from kernel-image-* to
linux-image-*. binary header packages have been renamed from
kernel-headers-* to linux-headers-*.

According to that kerne-headers have been changed to linux-headers, so i do the following

# apt-get install linux-headers
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package linux-headers is a virtual package provided by:
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-k7-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-k7 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-686-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-686 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-386 2.6.12-6l# apt-get install linux-headers
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package linux-headers is a virtual package provided by:
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-k7-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-k7 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-686-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-686 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1-386 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6.12-1 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-k7-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-k7 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-686-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-686 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-386 2.6.12-6
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package linux-headers has no installation candidate
linux-headers-2.6.12-1 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-k7-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-k7 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-686-smp 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-686 2.6.12-6
linux-headers-2.6-386 2.6.12-6
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package linux-headers has no installation candidate

Could one of these be the headers I need? Thanks

dastrike · 09-14-2005, 01:24 PM

I believe you are a bit SOL, since that package does not contain the kernel headers.

Your alternatives
A) Build the kernel yourself
B) Ask the person who supplied that package to also supply a package with the kernel headers
C) If possible, use a stock Debian kernel, Debian unstable has 2.6.11 available.

zuessh · 09-14-2005, 01:45 PM

Okay, so if i get the source of the 2.6.12 kernel by doing apt-get install linux-source-2.6.12, does it not contain the headers? Or are the headers only created once the kernel is compiled? If so, couldn't I just compile the kernel and not move it into place but have the headers? It took me a while to get where I am now and i hate to start over. Thanks for your replies.

dastrike · 09-14-2005, 03:43 PM

The headers are generated while compiling the kernel.

And 2.6.12 is available from Debian unstable too, I managed to not see it earlier since they have renamed the packages from kernel-image-... and kernel-headers-... to linux-image-... and linux-headers-... respectively.