One thing to know about unix is that, basically, everything is a file. It seems odd that /usr/src/linux would end up being a regular (non-dir) file, but.. Whatever. it's fixed now.
I've moved the discussion off of the three lists that you posted to, and put it just on 'debian-user'. It could just as well go to 'debian-laptop', but, as many people are subscribed to all the newsgroups, they odn't want to get messages 3 or 4 times. Nettiquette asks that one normally not crosspost to multiple newsgroups. Just so you know. the kernel source directory should contain a listing of files that looks something like this: (it'll change slightly, based on where you got your kernel source from): COPYING MAINTAINERS README.Debian arch include kernel net CREDITS Makefile REPORTING-BUGS drivers init lib scripts Documentation README Rules.make fs ipc mm irf you got the source from kernel.org, then it probably untars into a 'linux' directory. You can skip the mv command, and go straight on to the make <something>config command. good luck. glne -----Original Message----- From: eDoc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:56 AM To: Glen S Mehn; debian-user@lists.debian.org; debian-laptop@lists.debian.org; progeny-debian@lists.progeny.com Subject: Re: Recognizing Kernel Update to 2.4.12 -- CORRECTION > You need to untar the source: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src# tar -xvzf <kernel-source-whatever-filename> > After that, change the directory name to 'linux', so that your uncompressed, > untarred sources are in /usr/src/linux: The usr/src/linux directory that was missing before has been created, apparently for some reason a reboot was necessary for it to show up. Problem: I only have linux-2.4.12.tar.gz file in /usr/src ... "find -name *2.4.12*" only finds "linux-2.4.12.tar.gz file in /usr/src" What is wrong, please? I have tried everything I have found in man, doc, etc. Nothing seems to successfully extract the 2.4.12 kernel-source everyone keeps referring to. Thanks! Doc > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src# mv <kernel-source-dirname> linux > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src# cd linux
