I've got suse 9.1 and i cant download and install the kernel source. I've used YAST and found it, but cant check it. I've also search the net and found an rpm and tried to install it that way, but it doesnt work. I'm tring to set up my wireless nic card and need it for the make command.

Any suggestions?

Keith

Download the full source for the newest stable kernel from kernel.org. Then use make oldconfig to create the .config file, make changes based on your system and compile. Then you'll be running the newest stable release and have the kernel sources you want.

Ok i will try that, but i've never compiled a kernel before.

Keith

after you unpack the new kernel to /usr/src/linux-2.6.9

make clean
make mrproper
make oldconfig
make menuconfig (change anything you need)
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp ./arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9
mkinitrd -k vmlinux-2.6.9 -i initrd-2.6.9

Now edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst

Add this entry, you could leave out the comments or put in your own
### New 2.6.9 kernel ###
title linux-2.6.9
kernel (hd0,2)/boot/vmlinux-2.6.9 root=/dev/hda3
initrd (hd0,2)/boot/initrd-2.6.9


At the time i wrote this, 2.6.9 was the stable, I know 2.6.10 is stable, but there might be another since then.

musicman_ace:
Do you really think this was a good advice? keith2045 asked for help because he needs the sources of his kernel to compile a module for his wireless device and you tell him to configure and install a completely new kernel...after doing this, the wireless adapter might still not work and who knows what other problems appear.

keith2045:
Could it be that you are running 9.1 Personal edition? This one comes without development tools, but they can easiely installed from a FTP server. Have a look here for a detailed description:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=266647

Otherwise download the sources from the SuSE server directly and install them with rpm -ihv <kernel-source-package> or by clicking the file. Be sure to have the sources matching the version number of the running kernel (output of uname -r). You may need to run YOU to update the sources.

This is true, but he said he couldn't download it which I assumed meant from within YasT. If for whatever reason he can't get Yast to install the kernel source, then what I posted will get the kernel source for him. He could figure out what version his kernel is and download that source, but why not go to the trouble of getting a newer stable release. 9.1 came with SusE's 2.6.4-default-52 if I remember right. There were latency issues and SusE quickly pushed out 2.6.5-xxxx, so I wouldn't suggest sticking with their original kernel.

This is the SuSE 9.1 source kernel base release: kernel-source-2.6.4-52.i586.rpm

Download that file and then, if you are in KDE, goto where you placed the RPM, right-click on it and select Actions > Install with YaST. That should be all you need to do. If you get an error with the install let us know. There are other ways to do this procedure but that is probably the most intuitive.

I've tried downloading it from suse's ftp server. But when i double click it, it opens YAST, then after a second, it closes with no messages.

I will try downloading the development tools.

Thanks

Keith

Are you able to install other packages in this manner?
Sounds like you have a problem with YaST.

You could always just open a terminal and su to root, then cd to the location of the kernel-source RPM and issue this command:

rpm -i kernel-source-2.6.4-52.i586.rpm

For example, if you downloaded the file to your desktop:

$ su
Password: <your root password>
# cd /home/<your user name>/Desktop
# rpm -i kernel-source-2.6.4-52.i586.rpm

Edit: BTW, what kernel version are you currently using?
Open a terminal and type in this command:

$ uname -r

What is the output?

It's not YAST, I've installed programs with it and it worked. I've just done what abisko00 said, and it appears to be working. I'm currently downloading and installing the kernel sources.

Thanks for your help.

Keith