About /usr/src/kernels/ dir...Help plz

ankit4u1 · 07-17-2007, 05:07 PM

Hi,

I was using RHEL 4. It had a director /usr/src/kernels/kernel...... directoy

Now i am using RHEL 5, which has /usr/src/kernels/ directory, but nothing inside it !! What does that mean?

I am trying to configure Openswan and there is one file called build, which has a symbolic link to /usr/src/kernels/kernel... directory, but actually there is no such file called kernel... in /usr/src/kernels/ directory...

What does this mean? Why was it there in RHEL 4 and not in RHEL 5???

Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Ankit

rkelsen · 07-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Sounds like you haven't installed the kernel source package for your distro.

ankit4u1 · 07-17-2007, 07:00 PM

I think RHEL does not include the kernel source !! we need to recompile the kernel if we need to have that source !!! any idea?

rkelsen · 07-17-2007, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankit4u1

I think RHEL does not include the kernel source !!

It probably isn't installed by default. It should be available on the CD. If not, RH are in breach of the GPL!

ankit4u1 · 07-17-2007, 08:10 PM

oh

din't know that !! i'll look out that !! Pretty tedious job !!

papseddy · 11-06-2008, 01:55 AM

i think you try kernel source
and you will download source kernel.org which help you
but your question is /usr/src/kernel
i also want dat may be this help you make dir in /usr/src/kernel and then extract that source on it ok
lets try it and may be it help
if you do dat you will tell me ok
thanz bro