[GLLUG] Basic Linux Question from a very young Newb

[Melson, Paul]

Good deal.  Did that end up fixing your problem?

GLLUG, as the name suggests, meets in the greater Lansing area nearby to
Michigan State University.

PaulM

PS - I hope none of you that attended the meeting tonight were waiting
for this guy to show. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: martin [mailto:mdcasa@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 5:05 PM
To: Melson, Paul
Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Basic Linux Question from a very young Newb


Thank you so much.  I feel much better now.  Because,
I thought I was loosing my mind not finding it.

PS.  Where does your group meet.  I am Charlotte, NC.

Like I said, I've only been monitoring this list-serv
for a little while.


Martin
--- "Melson, Paul" <PMelson@sequoianet.com> wrote:
> It's probably looking for the kernel source, the
> default location of
> which is /usr/src/linux.  However, you may not have
> installed the kernel
> source code when you installed Mandrake.  You can
> run `rpm -q -a | grep
> kernel-source` to see if it's there.  If it returns
> something like
> "kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk" then it is installed. 
> If not, you'll want
> to grab your Mandrake 9 CD and install the rpm file.
>  It will be in the
> Mandrake/RPMS directory on the CD, and just run `rpm
> -i
> kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk.i586.rpm`.  Then retry
> compiling your driver.
> 
> Also, it's worth mentioning that Mandrake doesn't
> include source code
> for any of their specialized kernels, such as
> 'secure' and 'linus2'.
> This means that if you need to compile and/or run
> 3rd-party software
> that requires access to the kernel source (typically
> to create a
> module), you must run the standard Mandrake kernel
> version.  If you
> compile with the Mandrake kernel source but are
> running the secure
> kernel, for example, you'll get "unresolved symbol"
> errors when your new
> module tries to load.  One downside to running the
> RedHat/Mandrake
> distros.  Anyway, good luck to you, and welcome!
> 
> PaulM
> 
> PS - This is *always* the right place to ask
> Linux-related questions.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: martin [mailto:mdcasa@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:43 PM
> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: [GLLUG] Basic Linux Question from a very
> young Newb
> 
> 
> I have been monitoring the list for the past few
> weeks, and you guys and gals really seem to know
> what
> you are doing.  I am still very new to the whole
> Linux
> scene, and if this is not the right place to ask
> this
> question, let me know.
> 
> I am running Mandrake 9.0 on a laptop.  It works
> without any problems.  However, I am trying to
> connect
> my linksys wireless connection.  I have downloaded
> the
> prism2 driver set from Linksys, but can't get the
> darn
> think installed.  When I run the ./Configure file it
> asks me for the kernel location, and uses the
> standard
> (default) location - I think so at least.  However,
> I
> get an error message, and it will not configure.  So
> needless to say, I can't even run Make.  I have
> searched high and low for the kernel, and only found
> a
> file called Linux-2.4.0 in the /etc path.  I am
> stuck.
>  I am logged in as root, but can't seem to get this
> done.
> 
> Can anyone help (without laughing at me.)
> 
> :)
> 
> Sincerely,
> Martin
> 
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