config.h

Eppo · 03-25-2007, 08:34 AM

where does that file come from?
a little background, i'm trying to install the nvidia drivers, and its failing because it cant find the /include/linux/config.h
it seems that the headers for 2.6.17 which came with the edgy install had that file, but i upgraded to fiesty which uses 2.6.20, but that file isnt in there. i tried installing a bunch of the header's available, none of them came with it. then i went and installed the 2.6.20 kernel from scratch. and its still not there. where does it come from? what do i have to add in the kernel to add it? or do i have to just do something to the header to get it?
please help me out with this, i've been messing around for hours, and i'm sure it something quick and stupid, but i'm getting really frustrated.
thanks
Eppo

easuter · 03-25-2007, 08:53 AM

They did away with the config.h file as of 2.6.19.
Most new modules won't complain about this but I too have to install nvidia legacy modules and the installer doesn't work unless it finds config.h

Anyway, I just "stole" the config.h from a 2.6.18 kernel and it seems to fix it.

I haven't ever used edgy/fiesty, but in VectorLinux (and Slackware, because Vector is a Slackware derivative), I just run this command as root in my terminal to create a config.h in my kernel source tree:

Code:

cat > /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.7/include/linux/config.h << EOF
#ifndef _LINUX_CONFIG_H
#define _LINUX_CONFIG_H
/* This file is no longer in use and kept only for backward compatibility.
 * autoconf.h is now included via -imacros on the commandline
 */
#include <linux/autoconf.h>

#endif
EOF

Don't forget to adjust the path to your kernel sources!

Hope this helps