/usr/src/linux not there?

blames · 10-14-2004, 04:45 PM

I've installed FC2 and am trying to compile my kernel using the command "make menuconfig" in order to enable framebuffer. I look in /usr/src and what I find is a folder called "redhat" not "Linux". In the "redhat" folder there are other dir's like BUILD, SOURCE, SRPMS, etc... I am looking for "menuconfig" and it's nowhere to be found.
Any help with what the hell is going on here would be appreciated..

thanks

mritch · 10-14-2004, 04:55 PM

you likely have to install the kernel source package of your choice.

sl mritch.

ratzoid · 10-14-2004, 05:00 PM

As long as you have the kernel source installed and you are in /usr/src/linux
you should be able to do one of the following to to make your config.

make xconfig
make menuconfig
make config

vectordrake · 10-14-2004, 05:17 PM

....all of which means get the source package for your kernel (likely an rpm somewhere) and extract to the /usr/src directory (if rpm, it'll likely do that when you install the rpm - it may even make the symlink to linux as well). Make a symbolic link from the source directory to "linux" and enter /usr/src/linux

Code:

cd /usr/src
ln -s <name of kernel source directory> linux
ls -l

The last ls -l is to check that the symlink points to the right place.

cd linux
make menuconfig
etc...

UsualTuxpect · 10-14-2004, 11:35 PM

do a #uname -a

The output will the version of ur installed[running] kernel....

try to download the "src" rpm of the matching kernel and install it

#rpm -ivh kerenel-2.xxx-src.rpm

[********The rpm should have the word SRC in it**********]

vectordrake · 10-15-2004, 06:28 AM

Thanks for filling in what I forgot. Damn, I like LQ

mritch · 10-15-2004, 07:06 AM

yep. it's nearly complete now. good work ;-)