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Old 02-01-2011, 12:26 PM   #1
peenut
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Unable to locate kernel file location in Fedora 14


I was trying to install vmware player 3.0 and it prompt that it require the kernel kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 to be compile before it start.

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Kernel headers for version 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 were not found. If you
I try following but unable to find.

Code:
[root@zen ~]# yum install kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Setting up Install Process
Package kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
Code:
[aaron@zen ~]$ rpm -qa kernel
kernel-2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686
kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686
Code:
[aaron@zen ~]$ locate kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686
/etc/ld.so.conf.d/kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.conf
Then I try to map to the file, but not working. Please help. TQ.
 
Old 02-01-2011, 12:28 PM   #2
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yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers

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Old 02-01-2011, 12:41 PM   #3
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yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers
Thanks, it works. I notice it was missing kernel-devel. After install it won't work. So I go ahead for a reboot and it works. TQ. Cheer~
 
Old 02-01-2011, 01:22 PM   #4
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Thanks, it works. I notice it was missing kernel-devel. After install it won't work. So I go ahead for a reboot and it works. TQ. Cheer~
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