Hello,

I wanted to install a particular software which requires the kernel sources. The installation script by default directed me to /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-1.667smp; but there was no directory containing the kernel sources; and the kernel source are nowhere in the system. So I am not able to install the software.

Here are the machine details:
kernel: 2.6.9-1.667smp
distro : Fedora Core release 3 (Heidelberg)
processor: P4 3 GHz

I downloaded the kernel SRPM kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm from the Fedora website. Then I tried the following command:

rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm | cpio -dvi

I expected to get a directory called linux-2.6.9-1.667smp which I can use to install the software. But there is just a linux-2.6.9 directory and lot of patch files.

I am totally new to all this kernel stuff and totally lost. Now can any lend me a hand and tell me how to proceed? Should I compile the kernel files I have downloaded? Is that the only way out?

In summary, how can I get the exact source files ( all patches applied ) of the kernel which is running my system?

Please help me out.

Thanks!!
rpb

Along with those 'lot of patch files', there should be a tar.gz or tgz file which contains all the source

if you direct it to /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build will it work? ( fedora does it a little differently, go check out that directory and see if that will get you by.

Thanks!!

There does exist the directory /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667smp/build. But again, this directory did not have any C sources. The installation failed again; I think this is again so because of the absense of the C files. :-(

Further pointers are most welcome !!

rpb

hello there !!

i finally got the exact answer that i needed...

the follwoing steps help..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm
1:kernel ########################################### [100%]

# rpmbuild -bp --target=noarch /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec

The source files will be properly located in '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


courtesy http://www.fedoraforum.org/.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=51483 is the thread.

thanks !!
rpb