Hello:

I have a little experience with Mandrake and none with Debian (I am using
Debian 3.1r0a-i386). I need to compile the drivers for my wireless adapter.
For that I need what in Mandrake would be called the kernel-source which
would place a directory in /usr/src like "linux-"uname -r"". at the moment
/usr/src is empty. I tried to make a "make menuconfig" and it fails because
it does not find the Makefile in /usr/src/linux ....... What is the
corresponding package in debian I should install? I had a look at all the
packages but none ring the bell. Thanks.

Teilhard.

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On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:39:26 -0500, Teilhard Knight
<teilhk@privacy.net> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have a little experience with Mandrake and none with Debian (I am using
> Debian 3.1r0a-i386). I need to compile the drivers for my wireless adapter
.
> For that I need what in Mandrake would be called the kernel-source which
> would place a directory in /usr/src like "linux-"uname -r"". at the moment
> /usr/src is empty. I tried to make a "make menuconfig" and it fails becaus
e
> it does not find the Makefile in /usr/src/linux ....... What is the
> corresponding package in debian I should install? I had a look at all the
> packages but none ring the bell. Thanks.
>
apt-get install kernel-source-[version]
For newer kernel versions, the package name might be
linux-source-[version]


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"Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:39:26 -0500, Teilhard Knight
>  <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote: 
> apt-get install kernel-source-[version]
> For newer kernel versions, the package name might be
> linux-source-[version]

"uname -r" is for me: 2.6.8-2-686-smp, and the Synaptic Package Manager says
I have the kernel-image version 2.6.8-16. I have tried with 2.6.8-2, with
2.6.8-16, and many other versions and the system responds it doesn't find a
package "kernel-source-[version] or linux-source-[version].  I have 
had a
look at all packages in the list, which I suppose are the ones contained in
the CDs, and there is not a package named kernel-source... or
linux-source.....Do I have to do this in Internet?

Teilhard.

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On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:57:50 -0500, Teilhard Knight wrote:

> "uname -r" is for me: 2.6.8-2-686-smp, and the Synaptic Package Manager sa
ys
> I have the kernel-image version 2.6.8-16.

The source package is 'kernel-source-2.6.8'.

> I have had a
> look at all packages in the list, which I suppose are the ones contained i
n
> the CDs, and there is not a package named kernel-source... or
> linux-source...Do I have to do this in Internet?

Take a look at /etc/apt/sources.list
If there are no "deb-src ..." lines you will have to add some.

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Teilhard writes:
> I have tried with 2.6.8-2, with 2.6.8-16, and many other versions and the
> system responds it doesn't find a package "kernel-source-[version] or
> linux-source-[version].

Try 'apt-cache search kernel-source-2.6.8'.  The '-2' is the Debian version
and is not part of the package name.

BTW starting with 2.6.12 the Debian Linux kernel packages are named
'linux-source' rather than 'kernel source'.  This is due to the advent of
the Hurd and BSD ports.

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gregor writes:
> Take a look at /etc/apt/sources.list If there are no "deb-src ..." lines
> you will have to add some.

The kernel-source packages are regular packages containing the kernel
source.

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"gregor herrmann" <gregor+usenet-0402@comodo.priv.at> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:57:50 -0500, Teilhard Knight wrote:
> 
>
> The source package is 'kernel-source-2.6.8'.
> 
>
> Take a look at /etc/apt/sources.list
> If there are no "deb-src ..." lines you will have to add some.

Thanks a lot. I have first of all to see how do I get Internet in my box. I
connected a direct cable from my ADSL modem to the computer, but the PPPoE
configurator says there is no connection. I was trying to do a little
research in Internet about ADSL LAN in Debian, and I read someone had to
load the drivers for his Ethernet card, and for that I suppose I need the
kernel source. I do not know where I stand because Debian doesn't even
recognize a flash disk which is what one way of loading drivers and packages
so that everything starts working. I suppose I'll have to burn a CD to load
the kernel-source, I do not see other way. Any advise?

Teilhard.

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"John Hasler" <jhasler@debian.org> wrote in message
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> gregor writes: 
>
> The kernel-source packages are regular packages containing the kernel
> source.

I know that much. But they are needed to compile things.

Teilhard.

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"John Hasler" <jhasler@debian.org> wrote in message
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> Teilhard writes: 
>
> Try 'apt-cache search kernel-source-2.6.8'.  The '-2' is the Debian
> version
> and is not part of the package name.
>
> BTW starting with 2.6.12 the Debian Linux kernel packages are named
> 'linux-source' rather than 'kernel source'.  This is due to the advent of
> the Hurd and BSD ports.

Thanks for the info. Please read the response to Gregor to see my dilemma.
Nothing works in my installation. Well, I will not start whining.

Teilhard.

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Teilhard Knight wrote:

> "Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> wrote in message
> news:2352s2-ac3.ln1@don.localnet... 
>
> "uname -r" is for me: 2.6.8-2-686-smp, and the Synaptic Package Manager sa
ys
> I have the kernel-image version 2.6.8-16. I have tried with 2.6.8-2, with
> 2.6.8-16, and many other versions and the system responds it doesn't find 
a
> package "kernel-source-[version] or linux-source-[version].  I hav
e had a
> look at all packages in the list, which I suppose are the ones contained i
n
> the CDs, and there is not a package named kernel-source... or
> linux-source.....Do I have to do this in Internet?
>
> Teilhard.

penguin@insomniac:~$ apt-cache search kernel-source | grep 2.6.8
kernel-patch-debian-2.6.8 - Debian patches to Linux 2.6.8
kernel-source-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.8 with Debian patc
hes
kernel-tree-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel imag
es
penguin@insomniac:~$

Install kernel-source-2.6.8 (apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8). This will
download it to /usr/src. From there just untar it.

I had a similar issue when starting to use Debian with Woody. My kernel was
2.4.28-bf24 but I couldn't find it anywhere. I ended up installing the 2.4.2
8
kernel-source package and that did the trick ;)

Hope that helps,
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