Marco wrote:
Hi everybody! I have installed Debian Etch on my laptop. I have installed the "linux-source-2.6.15" package, and I have exctracted it with the command: # tar -jxf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15.tar.bz2 I have also installed the "linux-headers-2.6.15-686" and the "linux-headers-2.6.15-1" packages (that should be the linux-headers for my system (Intel Pentium M)). What must I do to compile my kernel with the linux-headers?
Nothing special; the linux-source-2.6.15 already contains the linux kernel headers. The linux-headers-2.6.15 is only to provide the headers to systems which have the kernelsource not available. If you build software which includes kernel header files on such a system, you do not want to install the complete kernel source but only the headers, that's what this package is for AFAIK.
I also have to apply some patches to my kernel. Do I have to apply these patches to linux-source or linux-headers?
You have to patch the linux-source-2.6.15 package. -- Kilian