RE: Where is kernel source?

["David Turetsky" <davidturetsky@earthlink.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: David Turetsky [mailto:davidturetsky@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 1:30 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: Where is kernel source?



-----Original Message-----
From: Duncan Baynes [mailto:d_baynes@iprimus.com.au] 
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:16 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Where is kernel source?

On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 12:03, David Turetsky wrote:
> Iÿm looking for the debian linux kernel source
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> Apparently itÿs not kept at /usr/src/linux
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> David

Hi,

I think you'll find the source is in /usr/src it'll be a file called
something like 'kernel-source-2.4.20.tar.bz2'

If you don't have the kernel source install you need to type 'apt-get
install kernel-source-2.4.20' (change the version numbers to the one you
want!!)

you need to extract this file:

ie.  'tar -jxvf kernel-source-2.4.20.tar.bz2'

this will extract the source code into a directory called (in this
example) 'kernel-source-2.4.20'

you should then create a sym. link

ie.  'ln -s kernel-source-2.4.20 linux'

you can then change to /usr/src/linux and compile your new kernel!


Bye,

Duncan



Excellent. Thanks. I stopped just short of compiling the new kernel
(perhaps another day). I needed this to accommodate the installation of
an 'el cheapo' winmodem driver supported under linux

-- 
David


Hmmmm! Ignorance is bliss. I guess I AM recompiling the kernel

Oh, well! Let the adventure begin!

-- 
David