On 5/8/06, James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 19:38 -0700, Kam Leo wrote: > On 5/8/06, James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 21:04 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > > > On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 19:39, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > > > > > > I've installed both src and devel packages for my kernel on FC5. I still > > > > > don't have anything at /usr/src/linux/include, which is where vmware > > > > > player is looking for the C headers. > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me which packages I might be missing? > > > > > > > > Sounds like you are installing Vmware where Linux is the host OS. > > > > > > > > You need to download > > > > http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any-any-update101.tar.gz > > > > > > > > Unpack it and read the documentation. > > > > > > You also need the kernel-devel package to exactly match > > > the running kernel. For some reason mine didn't work until > > > I removed it and let yum install it over again. > > > > > > -- > > > > Here's the weird thing. See the commands below. I can remove the devel > > packages I have installed. Then if I run yum install kernel-devel, it > > tries to install the wrong devel package. > > > > Any ideas? Thanks. > > James > > > > [root@laptop install]# uname -a > > Linux laptop.domain.com 2.6.16-1.2096_FC5smp #1 SMP Wed Apr 19 05:31:55 > > EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5.src.rpm > > 1:kernel ########################################### > > [100%] > > > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -qa | grep kernel > > kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-smp-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-smp-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -qa | grep kernel > > kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-smp-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-smp-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -e kernel-smp-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -e kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > [root@laptop install]# rpm -qa | grep kernel > > kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > kernel-smp-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 > > [root@laptop install]# yum install kernel-devel > > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > > Setting up Install Process > > Setting up repositories > > dries > > [1/7] > > freshrpms > > [2/7] > > livna > > [3/7] > > updates > > [4/7] > > atrpms-stable > > [5/7] > > base > > [6/7] > > extras > > [7/7] > > Reading repository metadata in from local files > > Parsing package install arguments > > Resolving Dependencies > > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > > ---> Downloading header for kernel-devel to pack into transaction set. > > kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.211 100% |=========================| 981 kB > > 00:00 > > ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.16-1.2111_FC5 set to be installed > > --> Running transaction check > > > > Dependencies Resolved > > > > ============================================================================= > > Package Arch Version Repository > > Size > > ============================================================================= > > Installing: > > kernel-devel i686 2.6.16-1.2111_FC5 updates > > 4.7 M > > > > Transaction Summary > > ============================================================================= > > Install 1 Package(s) > > Update 0 Package(s) > > Remove 0 Package(s) > > Total download size: 4.7 M > > Is this ok [y/N]: n > > Exiting on user Command > > Complete! > > [root@laptop install]# > > > > Upgrade the kernel and kernel-devel to the latest or do "yum install > kernel-devel-$(uname -r). > Hm, I get "No Match for argument: kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5smp". I'll look at the latest kernel, but why wouldn't yum install the latest one for me?
My mistake. I overlooked that you were running an x86 smp kernel. You need to do "yum install kernel-smp-devel-2.6.16-1.2096". HTH
