Re: KERNEL HEADERS

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On Sun, 2008-09-21 at 13:15 -0400, David McCormick wrote:
> 
> 
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-09-21 at 12:16 -0400, David McCormick wrote:
> >   
> >> Ok I checked and as I thought the headers are installed. My problem is 
> >> that I have to install a link to them and can't figure out what file 
> >> they are in in order to link to them.
> >>     
> >
> > Are the headers for the exact same kernel you are compiling under?
> >
> > poc
> >
> > PS Don't top-post. See the list Guidelines.
> >
> >   
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> >>     
> >>> --- On Sun, 9/21/08, David McCormick <dmccormick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> From: David McCormick <dmccormick@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Subject: KERNEL HEADERS
> >>>> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 7:40 AM
> >>>> I have been trying to install drivers for a Marvell nic and
> >>>> an Atheros 
> >>>> wireless on my new Toshiba laptop but when I run the
> >>>> install scripts I 
> >>>> get the error Kernel Headers not found. If I try to install
> >>>> them RPM it 
> >>>> says they are already installed. I have searched the
> >>>> archives but can't 
> >>>> find a reference to where they are.
> >>>> I have loaded FC-9 x86_64, I use it on two other machines
> >>>> with no 
> >>>> problem, on a Toshiba Satellite and the hardware is factory
> >>>> installed on 
> >>>> it. I have found the tar balls to get them working if I can
> >>>> just find 
> >>>> where the headers are.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>> Dave
> >>>>
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> >>>>         
> >>> # rpm -qa kernel-headers
> >>>
> >>> if they ae installed will return 
> >>> [students@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa kernel-headers
> >>> kernel-headers-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i386
> >>> [students@localhost ~]$
> >>>
> >>> if they are not present for your running kernel `uname -r`, then you may
> >>> # yum install kernel-headers
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Antonio 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>       
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >
> >   
> 
> Yes. Its looking for them under /usr/src/kernel and they don't seem to 
> be there. I was wondering if they might be in a library somewhere else.

Do you have the kernel-devel package? If not, install it. That will give
you additional headers under the /usr/src/kernels tree which are often
required for compiling drivers.

poc

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