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Old 03-01-2003, 12:02 PM   #1
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programs still think i have old kernel


I am trting to reinstall the ALSA drivers and when i run a configure it still thinks i am using the 2.4.18 kernel when in fact i am using the 2.4.20....is there somthing else i had to do after i compiled it?? -thanks
 
Old 03-01-2003, 12:14 PM   #2
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You have to move your kernel source you /usr/src and then symlink it to /usr/src/linux since that's where programs that are compiled against the kernel look.

So, assuming you already have the directory from the 2.4.20 kernel in /usr/src simply:
ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 /usr/src/linux

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