On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 17:12 +0200, Mark Panen wrote: > > > On 4/22/06, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 16:06 +0200, Mark Panen wrote: > > Hi > > > > Where is the kernel source for FC 5 hidden, i downloaded > > "kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.src.rpm" and built it but there is > no > > kernel-source amongst the kernels that come out. > > > > kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-debuginfo-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-kdump-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-xen0-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-xen0-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-xenU-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.root.x86_64.rpm > > The kernel source is what these kernels were built from. It's > in the > src.rpm you downloaded. Once you've built the kernels, you > don't need > the source any more, so there's no point packaging it. > > If you want to make a custom kernel, try this: > http://www.city-fan.org/tips/TweakKernelPackage > > Paul. > > > I don't get it. i am trying to install the nvidia drivers and it asks > me for the kernel source. It should be possible to install the nvidia drivers with just the kernel-devel package; the full kernel source shouldn't be needed. However, you would be better off using a pre-packaged nvidia driver rpm package from a reputable source such as livna.org, as that would not only save you the hassle of building the driver yourself, it won't clobber your system libraries in the process: http://www.city-fan.org/tips/ProprietaryVideoDriverWarning Paul.
