Re: KERNEL HEADERS

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

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  wrote:
> > > > > From: David McCormick 
> > > > > Subject: KERNEL HEADERS
> > > > > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" 
> > > > > 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