Re: [PLUG] Re: Help with source after kernel update

[Rupert Heesom <raheesom@navpoint.com>]

Thanks for your reply, Greg.  I've tried what you suggested...creating
the symlink in the source tree.  I've also changed the /usr/src
directory like you suggested, so mine now looks like -

-rw-rw-r--    1 root     root     18130021 Feb  8 20:44
kernel-source-2.2.17-14.i386.rpm
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           12 Feb 12 12:46 linux ->
linux-2.2.17
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root         4096 Feb  2 13:38 linux-2.2.14
drwxr-xr-x   15 1007     1007         4096 Feb 12 12:59 linux-2.2.17
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root     17561308 Feb  9 12:06
linux-2.2.17.tar.gz
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root     19090206 Feb  2 13:41
linux-2.2.18.tar.gz
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root     24644981 Feb  2 13:36
linux-2.4.1.tar.gz
drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root         4096 Jul 22  2000 redhat


However I'm still coming across errors in what the VMware script is
trying to do -

-------------------------------------------------------------
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of VMware's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running
kernel. Doyou want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your
system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] 

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] 

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is a kernel header file directory, but
it doesnot contain the file "linux/version.h" as expected. This can
happen if the 
kernel has never been built, or if you have invoked the "make mrproper"
command in your kernel directory. In any case, you may want to rebuild
your kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] 
--------------------------------------------------------------

I've found a version.h file under the linux-2.2.14 tree
(/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/version.h) but under the linux-2.2.17 it is
not there.  I tried copying the file across to see if that would help (I
doubted it would, and I was right).

I've tried looking for meaningful documentation under the
"Documentation" directory, but didn't find much, except for the "kbuild"
directory which had a file mentioning a few commands, none of which
helps me right now.

The VMware msg does suggest rebuilding the kernel....does "rebuilding"
the kernel mean "compiling" it? - Going through the make xconfig, make
dep, make bzImage.

Thanks for your help so far; I have still got to reply to the other part
of your original msg re RPMs.   I'm trying to get this kernel business
sorted out first!



-- 
regs
rupert


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