Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Mark Healey (<deblist@healeyonline.com>) wrote:

> I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401.  I have the
> source but it needs the kernel source.  I installed from disk 5 which
> means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4.  I tried apt-getting
> kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist.
> 
> Without networking how do I get it.  Or if it is under a different
> name what is it?

All the 2.4 kernels are built from the same source
(kernel-source-2.4.18). You can install it, copy your config from
/boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4 to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/.config,
changing the EXTRAVERSION in the Makefile to -bf2.4 and running make
oldconfig. Maybe you also have to run make dep.

However, probably you don't need the complete source and the headers are
sufficient. Try installing the kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4 instead
first.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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