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 <dmccormick(a)wvmcc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: David McCormick <dmccormick(a)wvmcc.com>
>>>>> Subject: KERNEL HEADERS
>>>>> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases"
<fedora-list(a)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@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
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