KERNEL HEADERS

[David McCormick]

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-09-21 at 13:15 -0400, David McCormick wrote:
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>> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 2008-09-21 at 12:16 -0400, David McCormick wrote:
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>>>> 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.
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>>> Are the headers for the exact same kernel you are compiling under?
>>>
>>> poc
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>>> PS Don't top-post. See the list Guidelines.
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>>>       
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> Antonio Olivares wrote:
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>>>>> --- On Sun, 9/21/08, David McCormick <dmccormick at wvmcc.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> From: David McCormick <dmccormick at wvmcc.com>
>>>>>> Subject: KERNEL HEADERS
>>>>>> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>> 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 at localhost ~]$ rpm -qa kernel-headers
>>>>> kernel-headers-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i386
>>>>> [students at localhost ~]$
>>>>>
>>>>> if they are not present for your running kernel `uname -r`, then you may
>>>>> # yum install kernel-headers
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Antonio 
>>>>>
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>> 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
>
>   
I just noticed that you are using the  ath5k driver on your system. That 
is what I am tring to get working on my Tosiba laptop. How did you 
insall it. I am using FC09 is that what you are using? I can't connect 
to the internet until I  get either the nic ar wireless working.

Dave