installing kernel sources in gentoo
 

i just got gentoo, and i had to do a networkless install, because the only way i can get internet on that computer is through a wireless usb card, which i have to install the driver myself. when i tried to do that i found out the kernel sources weren't installed. how would i go about installing them?

when i do uname -r i get
2.6.17-gentoo-r7

Download the appropriate kernel-sources package from some of Gentoo's mirrors, using some other pc, (the version, 2.6.17-gentoo-r7, has to match), then transfer the file to your pc and install it locally using Gentoo's package manager.

i can't seem to find where to download the source for it...

Are you sure? weather you use genkernel or manually configure the kernel gentoo still compiles it. so it should be there. how did you install gentoo? is there anything in /usr/src ? if for some reason you dont have them the package is called gentoo-sources do:

emerge -pv gentoo-sources

this should list all the files it needs you can download these from a mirror (see the list on gentoo.org) put them in /usr/src/distfiles and

emerge gentoo-sources

where can i download it on the computer so i can put it on a blank cd or something to transfer to the computer with gentoo on it?