jimhandler Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 (edited) The last thing that happened after executing "make 536ep" was "autoconf.h does not exist,please install kernel source." I have XP in one partition and Linux in another, installed at hal-pc in Houston. Since I have a winmodem- intel536 - the driver needs to be installed. I downloaded the driver from Intel - as another member adivsed. I have looked in the "Starter Guide" and Nemeth's "linux Adminstration Handbook." But I cannot figure out how to install a kernel source. I assume it is on one of the 9 CD's from Mandrake. By the way, which of the 3 numbers on the box is the license number ? Thanks, Jim Handler On to the next step... When I did the urpmi autoconfig, the message came back: "no package named autoconfig or autoconfig.h". I found the option that lists all packages with config in it, none being autoconfig.h. Then I browsed all the CD's that came with 9.2 but none had autoconfig.h on it. I then tried to install Intel-536ep-4.51-47.src (RPM) directly from the floppy to which I had downloaded it previously (remember, I cannot access the internet using Linux. I thus browse the internet from windows at my work - which has a high speed network connection). The install package (in Konqueror) came back with: "The following packages have bad signatures: /mnt/floppy/ : invalid signature (MD5 (GPG) (MISSING KEY) GPG #9C800aca NOT OK) Do you want to continue installation ? I click on the ok bar and the light flickers for while and than quits. I have also downloaded to a floppy INtel536ep-462-M91-SMP.tgz. This is where i followed the readme instructions and eventually was told I needed autoconfig.h... Perhaps I need to throw away the winmodem and get another ? EPO in Houston said they didn't support Linux. Guess I should have taken them more seriously when I had them build the computer for me a few weeks ago...They changed it out once from the original US Robotics version - who refuses to support Linux at all. Jim Handler ******************************************************** 11-25-03 9:30 Found autoconfig.h source ! did what I should have done first - a google search for autoconfig.h came up with "Source File autoconfig.h" at www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/cxref/ doc/autoconfig.h.src.html I downloaded it to a diskette. I assume that I put this in /usr/src/linux and I can continue ? Or do I have to do some kind of install of this file ? Or do I have to have a Mandrake specific version of this ? Jim Handler Edited November 25, 2003 by jimhandler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Do a "urpmi kernel-source" on the command line in a terminal, and Mandrake will ask for the correct cd. Just a note, anytime a software program is compiled on a computer, the kernel sources need to be there. Remember that you need to su to root in order to install software. Or you can go to mcc> software management> rpmdrake+ and select the sources for installation. Again, Mandrake will know which cd they are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostman Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Mandrake 9.2 doesn't come with the kernel source. Don't know why, but it doesn't. Just do a Google search for "Mandrake 9.2 kernel source" and you'll find it. It'll be an RPM. D/l it, install it and you are set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I ran into problems using mcc so I found it here http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idp...k.i586.rpm.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Ahhh, I forgot. Why would I expect Mandrake's new marketing plan to including such an obscure file as kernel sources?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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