make: File not found: /lib/modules/2.6.18-elive/build/

clhona · 08-02-2007, 07:28 AM

Hi, i'm trying to intall my webcam on elive 1 and after the "make" command this error apperars to me:
File not found: /lib/modules/2.6.18-elive/build/

I installed build-essential and linux-headers-$(uname -r) (what I thought it was necessary!)but the error is still there...Do I need other packages? Have I to link the kernel source ?(if it's the case, how?)

ciao clhona

ciotog · 08-02-2007, 06:06 PM

/lib/modules/<version>/build should be a symlink to the kernel source for <version>, so you'll likely have to install that as well, and perhaps make the symlink yourself.

Code:

cd /lib/modules/2.6.18-elive
ln -s <path-to-2.6.18-elive-source> build

The ln command will likely have to be run as root, so either su or prepend sudo to the command depending on how elive does things.

clhona · 08-03-2007, 01:28 AM

thank you I will try it!
ciao

clhona · 08-08-2007, 12:09 PM

after linking everything was ok..thanx