How do I download linux headers and install on Gentoo

AustinMarton · 10-26-2007, 01:45 AM

Hey there everyone,

I am trying to set up my PCMCIA modem in Gentoo. When I set it up in Ubuntu I had to run the following command:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Because I cannot connect to the internet in Gentoo, I need to download the linux headers on another computer, and then install them on my Gentoo machine. Can anyone please explain to me how I would do this?

My Gentoo kernel is 2.6.19-gentoo-r5.

Thanks,
Austin.

acid_kewpie · 10-26-2007, 02:00 AM

if you installed gentoo correctly they will already be there. as gentoo is wholly based around compiling from source, they need to be there already.

AustinMarton · 10-26-2007, 02:39 AM

Thanks someone just told me that. This is what I'm up to in trying to install my ipwireless pcmcia modem. Could anyone tell me what the error means?

Code:

localhost ipwireless_cs-2.6.19_2.6.18 # emerge -pvv linux-headers

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  R  ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.17-r2  USE="-gcc64" 40,347 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 40,347 kB
localhost ipwireless_cs-2.6.19_2.6.18 # patch -p 1 -i ../workq.patch
patching file ipwireless_cs_hardware.c
patching file ipwireless_cs_main.c
patching file ipwireless_cs_network.c
localhost ipwireless_cs-2.6.19_2.6.18 # make
make -C /lib/modules/'uname -r'/build M='pwd'
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.19-gentoo-r5/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

Cheers,
Austin.