Re: How to compile in Debian?
On 8/25/05, Teilhard Knight <teilhk@crosswinds.net> wrote:
> Suppose you want to compile your drivers for your wireless adapter, which is
> what I actually want to do. If I am not mistaken, I need a build symbolic
> link in "uname -r" to the kernel-source, and I need a linux symbolic link
> from /usr/src where to the kernel source too, which also resides there.
>
> Now, uname -r is for me: 2.6.8-2-686-smp, and the kernel source for a 2.6.8
> in the distribution only is found with Debian version 16 (2.6.8-16). Are the
> kernel source and my kernel compatible?
>
> Well, I am a newbie in Debian, and I am translating the little I know about
> Mandrake. First think that called my attention was that after a fresh
> install of Debian, the directory /usr/src, was empty.
>
> I would appreciate any help you can give me to compile my drivers. And yes,
> I have Googled but without luck.
apt-get install module-assistant
m-a prepare
That'll install the right kernel headers for you.
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