Re: Installing Debian (Potato) did not install kernel source...

[iwrigb@tpg.com.au]

> Ben Collins wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 03:52:17AM +0000, iwrigb@tpg.com.au 
wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>   I have just switched from RH to debian, and in the process of
> >> trying to compile nvidia and creative drivers have discovered 
that
> >> the kernel source was not installed. (Due to the fact that the
> >> drivers could not find moduleversions.h) Is this the usual 
behavior
> >> for Debian installs, or did I miss something?
> >> 
> >> Regardless, how should I get the kernel source installed and in 
synch
> >> with my current kernel? Will "apt-get source kernel" do the 
trick? If
> >> so will I then just need to do a "make dep" to allow me to build 
the
> >> drivers? (I am yet to do a kernel re-compile, so I am a little 
bit
> >> green in these matters ATM)
> > 
> > If all you need are headers to compile against then:
> > 
> > apt-get install kernel-headers-2.2.17
> > 
> > If you want full source, then:
> > 
> > apt-get install kernel-source-2.2.17
> 
> Hello, I just set up a new potato box for my friend, and we were 
trying to
> compile his linksys ethernet card driver from source, and ran into 
the same
> problem (can't find moduleversions.h). I ran `apt-get install
> kernel-source-2.2.17` and still no moduleversions.h. Does anyone 
know what's
> going on with that? It looks like it was looking in the right 
place. I
> decompressed the source, made a link from /usr/src/linux, and 
everything.
> 
> Thanks.
> -samuel
> 
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once you have the source installed, I believe you then need to "make 
dep" (in the kernel directory) I think this will create the 
moduleversions.h file (at least thats what the creative driver error 
said when I tried to build it).

HTH (and I hope it works for me tonight)
Barney