Re: mising ~/include/linux/version.h 686-bigmem
On 2010-06-21, Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net> wrote:
> I am using 32bit Lenny. I added more memory ,I wanted to use the 686-bigmem
> kernel.
>
> The Nvidia package install, from nvidia's site, complains about missing the
> version.h file.
>
> Searching I found the solution was to install the kernel source and do a 'make
> oldconfig' with the .config file from the bigmem kernel.This works but I
> haven't had to do this with the stock 686 kernel & headers so I was wondering
> if it is a Debian header issue for the 686-bigmem kernel.
You just need to install the linux-headers package corresponding to the
kernel against which you want to compile the module. It helps to keep
the dummy packages linux-headers-2.6-686-bigmem and
linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem installed: then the headers will always
match the kernel.
--
Liam O'Toole
Cork, Ireland
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