Kernel Source

4hp · 10-16-2004, 10:59 AM

For the installation of the nVidia nForce drivers I need the kernel source.
Can't find it with YaST, so I went looking for it on the SuSE ftp and it was there. So I downloaded the source, and pressed "Install Package with YaST". Unfortunately the YaST GUI immediatly closes when started... The command "rpm -Uhv <kernelsource>.rpm --kernel-source-path=/lib/modules/<kernel#>/source" worked, but it still isn't there

(still error with nvidia installer)

secesh · 10-16-2004, 11:42 AM

can't you just get the source from kernel.org?

--get the full source, put it in a directory like /usr/src/kernel-2.6.8.1

the link 'linux' to it -- ln -s kernel-2.6.8.1 linux
^ must be run from /usr/src as working directory

4hp · 10-16-2004, 11:45 AM

But I can't find 2.6.5-7.108.. Will 2.6.5 do?

secesh · 10-16-2004, 12:09 PM

what makes you think you need '2.6.5-7.108'??

--the latest stable kernel is 2.6.8.1

4hp · 10-16-2004, 12:26 PM

2.6.5-7.108 is what YaST Online Update installed for me... I am currently using it.

Edit: So I should just download the most recent stable kernel source (2.6.8.1), no matter what kernel I am currently using?

secesh · 10-16-2004, 12:39 PM

that's really up to you, my preference is to ignore what my distro-du-jour provides and compile my own

Guest4Linux · 10-16-2004, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 4hp
2.6.5-7.108 is what YaST Online Update installed for me... I am currently using it.

Edit: So I should just download the most recent stable kernel source (2.6.8.1), no matter what kernel I am currently using?

Stick with the kernel you installed for the kernel-source.

Guest4Linux:~> rpm -qa |grep kernel
kernel-default-2.6.5-7.108
kernel-docs-2.6.5-7.108
kernel-source-2.6.5-7.108

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/upd...7.108.i586.rpm