Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-17 Thread Frank McCormick
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:11:08 +0200 Marcus Blumhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > First of all, please CC me when replying, since I am not subscribed to > this list. > > > [...] > > And as I rarely decompress files, I have forgotten the command to > > decompress tar/bz2 files . > > [...]

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-16 Thread Marcus Blumhagen
Hi, First of all, please CC me when replying, since I am not subscribed to this list. > [...] > And as I rarely decompress files, I have forgotten the command to > decompress tar/bz2 files . > [...] I just wanted to add my ¢2. You may want to evaluate the package named "unp" and you will never

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-15 Thread Wayne Topa
Ed Jabbour([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > On Tuesday 14 August 2007 21:27, Wayne Topa wrote: > > >Anybody? Where do people dump their kernel source anyway??? > > > > I have always put my kernels in /usr/src. First time I've _ever_ > > heard of " DO NOT USE THE /usr/src area".

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-15 Thread Ed Jabbour
On Tuesday 14 August 2007 21:27, Wayne Topa wrote: > >Anybody? Where do people dump their kernel source anyway??? > > I have always put my kernels in /usr/src. First time I've _ever_ > heard of " DO NOT USE THE /usr/src area". Just what readme did you > see _that_ in? From linux-source-2.6.1

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-15 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:36:52 +0900 Takehiko Abe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank McCormick wrote: > > >>> Well, I always store there all the sources related with my > >>> kernel, modules, etc... I haven't get any problem... BTW, > >>> remember doing the symlink to /usr/src/linux from your >

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-14 Thread Orestes Leal
El Mar, 14 de Agosto de 2007, 8:29 pm, Frank McCormick escribió: > >> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:28:41 -0400 >> Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Frank McCormick wrote: >> > > I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, >> > > which aptitude dumped into /usr

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-14 Thread Takehiko Abe
Frank McCormick wrote: >>> Well, I always store there all the sources related with my kernel, >>> modules, etc... I haven't get any problem... BTW, remember doing >>> the symlink to /usr/src/linux from your kernel-source. >> >> Well then why the warning from the Kernel developers? And what's >> t

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-14 Thread Jeff D
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Frank McCormick wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:28:41 -0400 Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Frank McCormick wrote: I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, which aptitude dumped into /usr/src. Reading the readme, one of the first

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-14 Thread Wayne Topa
Frank McCormick([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:28:41 -0400 > > Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Frank McCormick wrote: > > > > I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, > > > > which aptitude dumped into

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-14 Thread Frank McCormick
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:28:41 -0400 > Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Frank McCormick wrote: > > > I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, > > > which aptitude dumped into /usr/src. Reading the readme, one of > > > the first things it says is " D

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-13 Thread Frank McCormick
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:28:41 -0400 Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank McCormick wrote: > > > > > > I have taken the first steps towards compiling an Nvidia module for > > my Quadro-pro card... > > I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, which > > a

Re: Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-13 Thread Jose Luis Rivas Contreras
Frank McCormick wrote: > > > I have taken the first steps towards compiling an Nvidia module for my > Quadro-pro card... > I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, which > aptitude dumped into /usr/src. Reading the readme, one of the first > things it says is " DO NOT USE TH

Confused about kernel source location

2007-08-13 Thread Frank McCormick
I have taken the first steps towards compiling an Nvidia module for my Quadro-pro card... I downloaded and installed the source for the current kernel, which aptitude dumped into /usr/src. Reading the readme, one of the first things it says is " DO NOT USE THE /usr/src area" because that is whe

Re: kernel source location

2002-08-31 Thread Russell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 03:40:22AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > > Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-31 19:02:36 +1000]: > > > > Do i need /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm ? > > > > Yes. Some source code will reference it. But most importantly libc > > will

Re: kernel source location

2002-08-31 Thread shaulka
On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 03:40:22AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-31 19:02:36 +1000]: > > Do i need /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm ? > > Yes. Some source code will reference it. But most importantly libc > will reference it internally to other headers

Re: kernel source location

2002-08-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 07:02:36PM +1000, Russell wrote: > I found some interesting things from > http://www.opensound.com/linux-x86.html : > > The problem under Debian and SuSE is that the linux kernel is > not installed under /usr/src/linux - so you just need to ensure > that /usr/src/linu

Re: kernel source location

2002-08-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-31 19:02:36 +1000]: > In my debian 3 system, i've got no /usr/src/linux directory > or symlink. In what situations do i need the kernel source > here? None unless you _want_ to put things there. > Do the 'generic' kernel compiling/installation instructions su

kernel source location

2002-08-31 Thread Russell
Hi, In my debian 3 system, i've got no /usr/src/linux directory or symlink. In what situations do i need the kernel source here? Do the 'generic' kernel compiling/installation instructions such as at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html apply ok to a debian system? Do i need /usr/include