version.h not found installing fglrx

Barx · 07-24-2004, 01:53 AM

I tried to install fglrx folowing the sovietpower's guide, but I have this little problem: when I launch make.sh I get this error

Code:

root@Seth:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod# ./make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
kernel includes at /lib/modules/2.6.7/build/include not found or incomplete
file: /lib/modules/2.6.7/build/include/linux/version.h

the file /lib/modules/2.6.7/build/include/linux/version.h is really missing

I'm using slack 10.0 "as is" (clean install) with kernel 2.6.7 from the testing folder on the cdrom.

I installed all from the linux-2.6.7 folder, including the kernel-headers packages, "ignoring" the kernel-headers.WARNING file in the folder.

Do I need to recompile myself the kernel?

keefaz · 07-24-2004, 02:03 AM

No, just install kernel-source package for kernel 2.6.7 and if it is already installed, try to make the driver installer point to /usr/src/linux/include

osvaldomarques · 07-24-2004, 02:08 AM

This build subdirectory is a link to your kernel-source-directory. In slackware you probably will have a /usr/src/kernel-2.6.7 where the source could be installed. If you don't have it, find the kernel-headers package for the 2.6.7 or in a slackware ftp mirror. Then, enter

Code:

ln -s /usr/src/kernel-2.6.7 /lib/modules/2.6.7

keefaz · 07-24-2004, 02:18 AM

Please do not follow the above advice.

When you compile 2.6.7 kernel, make modules_install will install modules and header files accordingly to your config in /lib/modules/2.6.7 following a directory hierarchy.

If you link the kernel source to /lib/modules/2.6.7 you break the directory hierarchy, the modules are not in where they are supposed to be and modprobe won't be able to load modules no more.

osvaldomarques · 07-24-2004, 02:26 AM

Forgive me. The correct link is

Code:

ln -s /usr/src/kernel-2.6.7 /lib/modules/2.6.7/build

keefaz · 07-24-2004, 02:36 AM

It is better

I just correct the name for kernel directory :
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 /lib/modules/build
But I guess the link is already created by installing kernel-modules and kernel-source packages.

Barx · 07-24-2004, 02:44 AM

maybe this link wasn't created because I'm using kernel sources from kernel.org, not from the slack package .. I will try in few time, now I have no free time.

Thanks to all in any case for the help .. this forum really ROCKS!