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Mandrake Kernel Source
i am trying to get my computer to recognize my DWL-122 in mandrake 9.2. I have downloaded the driver from www.linux-wlan.com and have successfully unpacked it and all. At a point in the './Configure' command it asks for the path to the kernel source (with the default bein [usr/src/linux]).
being the newbie that i am i go ahead and accept the default. It comes back with a message saying 'usr/src/linux is incomplete or missing'. upon inspection of the /usr/src/ directory i see that there is nothing in it. OK so there is my problem. I am assuming that /usr/src/linux is the location of the kernel source. I believe that when i installed MDK 9.2 the kernel source was not installed. Where do i get it from -- ie what disk is it on and what is the path of it What are the commands that i need to get it from the cd to the /usr/src/linux directory. Will this work? Thankyou |
You might as well upgrade to the latest kernel and it's source while you're at it.
http://rpms.mandrakeclub.com/rpms/ma...1mdk.i586.html http://rpms.mandrakeclub.com/rpms/ma...8mdk.i586.html If the @#$% Mandrake Club boolshiat doesn't let you download without an account you can get the files from other sites like pbone. http://rpm.pbone.net/ |
Easy load up package installer and type kernel. Match the kernel version when you type "cat /proc/version" at bash or console screen. Next you need to install gcc compiler. Also match the same version compiler that mandrake compiled the kernel with. Usually its gcc version 3.2.
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cant i make it work with the kernel i already have?
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Sure, just download the source for your version, which the command "uname -r" will tell you. I believe the original 9.2 kernel was 2.4.22-10mdk. The newer kernels fix bugs and security vulnerabilities, however, and there are also customized versions for specific purposes. I'm using 2.4.22-26mm, for example, which is the preemptive multimedia version.
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I'm pretty sure 9.2 download edition didn't include the kernel source.
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yeah thankyou im not that lazy i did check thank you very much. No need to get crazy on me im sorry that i have only been on a linux machine for about a week, so there! now you can go back to your little world where you are the ruler and condem everybody that asks a simple question, Electro!
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I found it its on the second CD. The files are kernel22-source-2.2.20-9mdk.i586.rpm, kernel-multimedia-source-2.4.22-21mm.1mdk.i586.rpm, or kernel-tmb-source-2.4.22-21.tmb.1mdk.i586.rpm.
It will be stupid if Mandrake did not include the kernel source code because they include a few compilers. BTW, whos lazy now. |
well as you can see it is clearly not me and as 'crito' already said he doesnt think that mandrake included the source on the download edition -- of which i have. and number two i see that you are using mandrake 9.0 as i am using mandrake 9.2, do you think there might just be a difference?
i downloaded this file: kernel-2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm from a website and went to install it on my linux machine but the software installer came back and said that these files have already been installed. now what? |
btw -- just checked on all cd's -- theres no Kernel source
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That's the precompiled kernel you already have installed. pbone has several links where you can download the source for it but, like the page says, it's obsolete now:
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat....i586.rpm.html If none of those links work for you -- I didn't try them -- rpmfind.net still has it: ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/...10mdk.i586.rpm As to whether 9.2 included the kernel source, all I can say for sure is sources are on CDs #4 and #5 of the powerpack edition I purchased. I've heard others complain about the download edition not including those CDs however, and I took their word for it. It was discussed on one of the other Linux boards LQ competes with so I won't link to the thread, but you can find it easily with google. ;) |
HAHA i finally did it i am on the internet on my linux machine! YEAH -- thanks for your help everyone and especially Crito for showing me where to get the kernel source!
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welcome to the net, linux-style, pat!!!
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For your reference, here is a step-by-step guide for the DWL-122:
http://julian.coccia.com/article-53.html |
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