I tried to install ndiswapper but I get the following message

Can't find kernel build files in /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686/build;

I read in a thread that I should make a sym link like that

ln -s /usr/src/kernels/lib2.6.15-1-686 lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686/build

The problem is there is no /usr/src/kernels/ directory either.
Any suggestions? Which is the kernel build directory?

I think this actually means you need to install the source files for your kernel. This is usually provided along with the core files of most distros. On FC6 (Fedora Core 6) the kernel build files reside in

/usr/src/kernels

and FC6 stock kernel source is in that directory:

/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686

This means that if I want to compile something that needs the kernel source and it cannot find the kernel source by itself, I point it to

/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686

in order to get it to compile. This "pointing" can usually be done by specifying the above in a configure statement before "making" of the driver / kernel module you want to compile:

./configure --with-kernel-source-dir=/usr/srckernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686

or some similary parameter, depending on how the package you are trying to compile is set up.

You can always install it using the Debian package mangement system. Run the following as root:Also, in Debian, the kernel source is in /usr/src. However, you will need to download the approproate kernel-source and kernel-headers using apt-get.

I use Debian but how can I download kernel-source and kernel-headers? I searched for kernel in aptitude but I found nothing like that

Given your kernel version you're on Etch (Testing) Try searching with "linux-source" Thisshould do the trick. For the headers, do the same but alter the search string

I downloaded the source from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/
and I copied it in /usr/src directory. then I created a symbolic link.
I run make and everything seemed to go ok but now I have to deal with messages like that

make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/grizos/software/ndiswrapper-1.33/driver'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686/build SUBDIRS=/home/grizos/software/ndiswrapper-1.33/driver
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15.1'

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.15.1/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
/bin/sh: scripts/mod/modpost: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 127
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15.1'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/grizos/software/ndiswrapper-1.33/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Can someone give me a hint? Thanks a lot in advance

What did you download exactly? Which file? Did you use patch?
Because the file 2.6.15.1 is a patch to the file 2.6.15. So to have the 2.6.15.1 (which is also maybe not the same as 2.6.15-1, thats another problem) you need to take the 2.6.15 and then use the 2.6.15.1 to patch it. Its the rule on kernel.org. Missleading for beginners for technically the only solution.


(Also, the proper kernel would be the official one, can be found on snapshot.debian.net
http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2...6_2.6.15-1.dsc )

Hi,
I have same problem. I need source kernel, but I dont want compile. I have debian etch. Kernel version is 2.6.18-3-686. Where do I find source? Is some easy way, how compile kernel? When I compiled kernel I lost sound, wifi etc.