Re: Kernel-sourcecode directory
On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 06:22:04PM +0100, Willem-Jan Meijer wrote:
> Hello for the 3rd time today,
>
> I've downloaded the nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glc-src and read the
> documentation. You have to give a command wich gives this result:
>
> We do not seem to be in a top level linux kernel source directory
> tree. Since we are trying to make a kernel package, that does not make
> sense. Please change directory to a top level linux kernel source
> directory, and try again. (If I am wrong, and this is indeed a top
> level linux kernel source directory, then I have gotten sadly out of
> date with current kernels, and you should upgrade kernel-package)
>
> So I downloaded the kernel-source-2.4.18 and installed that package. I
> searched my computer but I can't find the correct directory. I still get this
> message.
>
> Does someone know where to find this directory/how to install the nvidia
> drivers?
kernel packages leave a tar in /usr/src
you need to unzip and untar. it is helpful to then symlink this dir to
/usr/src/linux as thats where scripts seem to look for kernel source.
hugh
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