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Hello, I'm new to Linux and need some help. I've just installed Fedora
Core 6 and was installing a device driver software when I encountered
this error message:
checking for linux kernel source... not found
configure: error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate

location.

The kernel version I'm running is 2.6.18-1.278.fc6xen. Where can I
download the kernel source? I'm assuming that it will be a .rpm file,
is that correct? The computer is not connected to the internet so I
can't run the Add Software tools, when I try to it closes after it says

it can't find an repos. Do you think the kernel source is on the CD's?
I wish I could configure the Add Software tool to install the needed
packages from the CD. I believe I need to install the multi-processor
kernel.


If anyone could give me some help, I'd greatly appreciate it.


thanks,
joe

In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
> Hello, I'm new to Linux and need some help. I've just installed Fedora
> Core 6 and was installing a device driver software when I encountered
> this error message:
> checking for linux kernel source... not found
> configure: error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate

The package is name "kernel-source", "kernel-devel" or something
like that, I'd start with 'yum search kernel' from the next
xterm/kvt and install via 'yum' what is needed.

Good luck

[..]

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On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 06:50 -0800, jjlindula@hotmail.com wrote:

>
> If anyone could give me some help, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>

su -c 'yum install rpmdevtools yum-utils'
yumdownloader -e core-source -e updates-source --source kernel

rpm -Uvh kernel-<version>.src.rpm

kernel will be located in /usr/src/redhat/... tree

Michael Heiming wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
>
>>Hello, I'm new to Linux and need some help. I've just installed Fedora
>>Core 6 and was installing a device driver software when I encountered
>>this error message:
>>checking for linux kernel source... not found
>>configure: error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate
>
>
> The package is name "kernel-source", "kernel-devel" or something
> like that, I'd start with 'yum search kernel' from the next
> xterm/kvt and install via 'yum' what is needed.
>
> Good luck
>
> [..]
>

What he needs is kernel-devel for the headers, you don't want or need to
mess with the full kernel source rpm, just do

yum install kernel-devel

Mark

Mark,

Hi, I don't have internet access for that computer. I've looked at the
mirror sites, but I'm new and unable to find the right site that has
the kernel-devel .rmp. Could you give me a hand?

thanks,
joe

Mark wrote:
> Michael Heiming wrote:
> > In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
> >
> >>Hello, I'm new to Linux and need some help. I've just installed Fedora
> >>Core 6 and was installing a device driver software when I encountered
> >>this error message:
> >>checking for linux kernel source... not found
> >>configure: error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate
> >
> >
> > The package is name "kernel-source", "kernel-devel" or something
> > like that, I'd start with 'yum search kernel' from the next
> > xterm/kvt and install via 'yum' what is needed.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > [..]
> >
>
> What he needs is kernel-devel for the headers, you don't want or need to
> mess with the full kernel source rpm, just do
>
> yum install kernel-devel
>
> Mark

In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
> Mark wrote:
>> Michael Heiming wrote:
>> > In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:

[ Looking for package(s) needed to enable compiling kernel modules ]

>> > The package is name "kernel-source", "kernel-devel" or something
>> > like that, I'd start with 'yum search kernel' from the next
>> > xterm/kvt and install via 'yum' what is needed.

>> What he needs is kernel-devel for the headers, you don't want or need to
>> mess with the full kernel source rpm, just do

>> yum install kernel-devel

> Hi, I don't have internet access for that computer. I've looked at the
> mirror sites, but I'm new and unable to find the right site that has
> the kernel-devel .rmp. Could you give me a hand?

Indeed this is a problem I mention since ages, people don't use
Linux and have a bunch of problems using it.

The easiest should be to look in your yum configuration* and see
where it is getting base and updates from and check this out from
your browser if you can't be bothered to use google for what it
was intended to.

* 'rpm -qlc yum' should show the files in question

Good luck

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#bofh excuse 453: Rhythmic variations in the voltage reaching
the power supply.

Michael,

Hi, is it possible to get the kernel-devel and other dependencies from
the installation CD's? I've looked at the mirror sites and I can't find
the kernel-devel<kernel version>.rpm. I've also looked at the Updates
page and still no luck. Can you point me in the right direction. I'll
also do some googling as you suggested.

thanks,
joe

Michael Heiming wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
> > Mark wrote:
> >> Michael Heiming wrote:
> >> > In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
>
> [ Looking for package(s) needed to enable compiling kernel modules ]
>
> >> > The package is name "kernel-source", "kernel-devel" or something
> >> > like that, I'd start with 'yum search kernel' from the next
> >> > xterm/kvt and install via 'yum' what is needed.
>
> >> What he needs is kernel-devel for the headers, you don't want or need to
> >> mess with the full kernel source rpm, just do
>
> >> yum install kernel-devel
>
> > Hi, I don't have internet access for that computer. I've looked at the
> > mirror sites, but I'm new and unable to find the right site that has
> > the kernel-devel .rmp. Could you give me a hand?
>
> Indeed this is a problem I mention since ages, people don't use
> Linux and have a bunch of problems using it.
>
> The easiest should be to look in your yum configuration* and see
> where it is getting base and updates from and check this out from
> your browser if you can't be bothered to use google for what it
> was intended to.
>
> * 'rpm -qlc yum' should show the files in question
>
> Good luck
>
> --
> Michael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: EDD27B94)
> mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/'
> #bofh excuse 453: Rhythmic variations in the voltage reaching
> the power supply.

On 1 Nov 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.setup, in article
<1162392638.128928.252120@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
jjlindula@hotmail.com wrote:

>Hello, I'm new to Linux and need some help. I've just installed Fedora
>Core 6 and was installing a device driver software when I encountered
>this error message:
>checking for linux kernel source... not found
>configure: error: please install the kernel source or specify alternate
>location.
>
>The kernel version I'm running is 2.6.18-1.278.fc6xen. Where can I
>download the kernel source?

Look on the first CD, and you will find a file named RELEASE-NOTES.

>I'm assuming that it will be a .rpm file, is that correct? The computer
>is not connected to the internet so I can't run the Add Software tools,
>when I try to it closes after it says it can't find an repos. Do you
>think the kernel source is on the CD's?

8.6. Preparing for Kernel Development

Fedora Core 6 does not include the kernel-source package provided by
older versions since only the kernel-devel package is required now to
build external modules. Configured sources are available, as described
in this kernel flavors section.


It's amazing what you can find if you look at the supplied documentation.

Old guy

In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:

> Michael Heiming wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
>> > Mark wrote:
>> >> Michael Heiming wrote:
>> >> > In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:

[ Can't find kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.*.rpm ]

> Michael,

> Hi, is it possible to get the kernel-devel and other dependencies from
> the installation CD's? I've looked at the mirror sites and I can't find

It seems not, taking into account Moe Trin took the care and
actually read the RELEASE-NOTES.

> the kernel-devel<kernel version>.rpm. I've also looked at the Updates
> page and still no luck. Can you point me in the right direction. I'll
> also do some googling as you suggested.

ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub...s/Fedora/RPMS/

(some mirror should be faster)

I might just get to old answering questions, I don't know but it
is more pain lately then anything else.

Good luck

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#bofh excuse 151: Some one needed the powerstrip, so they
pulled the switch plug.

Thanks everyone for taking time to help me out. I really appreciate it
and admit I need to do a better job of looking at all available
resources.

Michael Heiming wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
>
> > Michael Heiming wrote:
> >> In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
> >> > Mark wrote:
> >> >> Michael Heiming wrote:
> >> >> > In comp.os.linux.setup jjlindula@hotmail.com <jjlindula@hotmail.com>:
>
> [ Can't find kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.*.rpm ]
>
> > Michael,
>
> > Hi, is it possible to get the kernel-devel and other dependencies from
> > the installation CD's? I've looked at the mirror sites and I can't find
>
> It seems not, taking into account Moe Trin took the care and
> actually read the RELEASE-NOTES.
>
> > the kernel-devel<kernel version>.rpm. I've also looked at the Updates
> > page and still no luck. Can you point me in the right direction. I'll
> > also do some googling as you suggested.
>
> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub...s/Fedora/RPMS/
>
> (some mirror should be faster)
>
> I might just get to old answering questions, I don't know but it
> is more pain lately then anything else.
>
> Good luck
>
> --
> Michael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: EDD27B94)
> mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/'
> #bofh excuse 151: Some one needed the powerstrip, so they
> pulled the switch plug.