kernel source

[Paul Howarth]

On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 17:12 +0200, Mark Panen wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/22/06, Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> 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.