Up2date --install kernel-headers

Hello,
I tried update kernel-headers and I am confused in relation to results of up2date --install kernel-headers that I got and I don't know how to resolve them. What shall I do with "The following packages you requested were marked to be skipped by your configuration:
kernel-headers "?
Thank you
up2date --install kernel-headers
Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: ol5_x86_64_latest...
Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: el5_x86_64_oracle_addons...
Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: el5_x86_64_oracle...
Fetching rpm headers...
Name Version Rel
The following Packages were marked to be skipped by your configuration:
Name Version Rel Reason
kernel-headers 2.6.18 238.12.1.0.1.el5Pkg name/pattern
The following packages you requested were marked to be skipped by your configuration:
kernel-headers

By default up2date has a skiplist defined for packages such as kernel*
[root@captain ~]# grep -i pkgskip /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
pkgSkipList[comment]=A list of package names, optionally including wildcards, to skip
# pkgSkipList=kernel*;Run up2date-config to adjust your up2date configuration.
Sergio

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/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_dns-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_dns.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_files-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_files.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_hesiod-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nis-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nis.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nisplus-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nisplus.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpcprofile.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpthread-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpthread.so.0
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libresolv-2.15.so"pacman -Qdt"
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libresolv.so.2
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/librt-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/librt.so.1
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libthread_db-1.0.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libthread_db.so.1
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libutil-2.15.so
/var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libutil.so.1
/var/lib/pacman/local/hal-0.5.14-6/files:lib/
/var/lib/pacman/local/hal-0.5.14-6/files:lib/udev/
/var/lib/pacman/local/hal-0.5.14-6/files:lib/udev/rules.d/
/var/lib/pacman/local/hal-0.5.14-6/files:lib/udev/rules.d/90-hal.rules
[root@myhost wrc
Quote on issue 2 from the wiki page:
Issue 2: The final "pacman -Su" still has conflicts in /lib
This means that you have files or folders still in /lib or pacman thinks a package apart from glibc still own /lib. You can see which package own files in /lib by using:
find /lib -exec pacman -Qo -- '{}' \+
If any package apart from glibc is listed as owning a file, that package needs to be updated to install its files in /usr/lib. Any files unowned by a package should be moved to /usr/lib and any directories within /lib need deleted (after they are empty...).
If after this the "pacman -Su" still has conflicts with /lib, this is because a package on your system other than glibc thinks it owns the /lib folder. Such packages can be detected using:
grep -R --include files "^lib/" /var/lib/pacman/local/
These packages need rebuilding so as not to include the /lib directory. Then the final "pacman -Su" will successfully install glibc.
You can confirm the update is complete by looking in your root directory to see that lib is a symlink to usr/lib.
> ls -ld /lib
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Jul 11 21:10 lib -> usr/lib
Last edited by wrc1944 (2012-07-13 21:06:54)

[solved] building the kernel headers for custom kernels

well, ive been building several different kernels for my laptop, so that i can test stuff. but ive got a problem with the kernel headers.
ive mirrored the arch kernel's PKGBUILD and modified some naming to get a custom kernel. but when i try to build a custmo module, it complains the headers are broken. (example, vbox_build_module).
im pasting the pkgbuild here for future reference...if someone sees something thats plain wrong, please say so.
thanks
# $Id: PKGBUILD 60382 2009-12-04 15:31:11Z tpowa $
# Maintainer: Tobias Powalowski <[email protected]>
# Maintainer: Thomas Baechler <[email protected]>
pkgbase="kernel26"
#pkgname=('kernel26' 'kernel26-firmware' 'kernel26-headers') # Build stock -ARCH kernel
pkgname=('kernel26-git' 'kernel26-git-headers') # Build kernel with a different name
_kernelname=${pkgname#kernel26}
pkgver=2.6.34
pkgrel=1
_patchname=""
_branch="linux-2.6"
_gittag="v2.6.34-rc3"
#_gittag="origin"
arch=(i686 x86_64)
license=('GPL2')
groups=('base')
url="http://www.kernel.org"
source=(config
# standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
kernel26.preset
${_patchname})
build() {
cd ${srcdir}/$_branch
msg "Fetching branch ${_branch}"
## FOR BISECT, Comment these lines
git reset --hard
git clean -d -f
git fetch
msg "Cheking out tag ${_gittag}"
git checkout $_gittag
### a patch
if [ "${_patchname}" != "" ]; then
patch -Np1 -i ${srcdir}/$_patchname || return 1
fi
# if [ "$CARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
cat ../config.x86_64 >./.config
# else
cat ../config >./.config
# fi
if [ "${_kernelname}" != "" ]; then
sed -i "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_kernelname}\"|g" ./.config
fi
# get kernel version
make prepare
# load configuration
# Configure the kernel. Replace the line below with one of your choice.
make menuconfig # CLI menu for configuration
#make xconfig # X-based configuration
#make oldconfig # using old config from previous kernel version
# ... or manually edit .config
# stop here
# this is useful to configure the kernel
#msg "Stopping build"
#return 1
yes "" | make config
# build!
make bzImage modules || return 1
package_kernel26-git() {
pkgdesc="The Linux Kernel and modules"
backup=(etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.preset)
depends=('coreutils' 'kernel26-firmware>=2.6.32' 'module-init-tools' 'mkinitcpio>=0.5.20')
# pwc, ieee80211 and hostap-driver26 modules are included in kernel26 now
# nforce package support was abandoned by nvidia, kernel modules should cover everything now.
# kernel24 support is dropped since glibc24
replaces=('kernel24' 'kernel24-scsi' 'kernel26-scsi'
'alsa-driver' 'ieee80211' 'hostap-driver26'
'pwc' 'nforce' 'squashfs' 'unionfs' 'ivtv'
'zd1211' 'kvm-modules' 'iwlwifi' 'rt2x00-cvs'
'gspcav1' 'atl2' 'wlan-ng26' 'rt2500')
install=kernel26.install
optdepends=('crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country')
KARCH=x86
cd ${srcdir}/$_branch
_kernver="$(make kernelrelease)"
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/{lib/modules,boot}
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${pkgdir} modules_install || return 1
cp System.map ${pkgdir}/boot/System.map26${_kernelname}
cp arch/$KARCH/boot/bzImage ${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz26${_kernelname}
# # add vmlinux
install -m644 -D vmlinux ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/vmlinux
# install fallback mkinitcpio.conf file and preset file for kernel
install -m644 -D ${srcdir}/kernel26.preset ${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.preset || return 1
# set correct depmod command for install
sed \
-e "s/KERNEL_NAME=.*/KERNEL_NAME=${_kernelname}/g" \
-e "s/KERNEL_VERSION=.*/KERNEL_VERSION=${_kernver}/g" \
-i $startdir/kernel26.install
sed \
-e "s|source .*|source /etc/mkinitcpio.d/kernel26${_kernelname}.kver|g" \
-e "s|default_image=.*|default_image=\"/boot/${pkgname}.img\"|g" \
-e "s|fallback_image=.*|fallback_image=\"/boot/${pkgname}-fallback.img\"|g" \
-i ${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.preset
echo -e "# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE\nALL_kver='${_kernver}'" > ${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.kver
# remove build and source links
rm -f ${pkgdir}/lib/modules/${_kernver}/{source,build}
# remove the firmware
rm -rf ${pkgdir}/lib/firmware
package_kernel26-git-headers() {
pkgdesc="Header files and scripts for building modules for kernel26"
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/lib/modules/${_kernver}
cd ${pkgdir}/lib/modules/${_kernver}
ln -sf ../../../usr/src/linux-${_kernver} build
cd ${srcdir}/$_branch
install -D -m644 Makefile \
${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/Makefile
install -D -m644 kernel/Makefile \
${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/kernel/Makefile
install -D -m644 .config \
${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/.config
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include
for i in acpi asm-{generic,x86} config linux math-emu media net pcmcia scsi sound trace video; do
cp -a include/$i ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/
done
# copy arch includes for external modules
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/x86
cp -a arch/x86/include ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/x86/
# copy files necessary for later builds, like nvidia and vmware
cp Module.symvers ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
cp -a scripts ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
# fix permissions on scripts dir
chmod og-w -R ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/scripts
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/.tmp_versions
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/kernel
cp arch/$KARCH/Makefile ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/
if [ "$CARCH" = "i686" ]; then
cp arch/$KARCH/Makefile_32.cpu ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/
fi
cp arch/$KARCH/kernel/asm-offsets.s ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/kernel/
# add headers for lirc package
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video
cp drivers/media/video/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/
for i in bt8xx cpia2 cx25840 cx88 em28xx et61x251 pwc saa7134 sn9c102 usbvideo zc0301; do
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/$i
cp -a drivers/media/video/$i/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/$i
done
# add docbook makefile
install -D -m644 Documentation/DocBook/Makefile \
${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
# add dm headers
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/md
cp drivers/md/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/md
# add inotify.h
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/linux
cp include/linux/inotify.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/linux/
# add wireless headers
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/net/mac80211/
cp net/mac80211/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/net/mac80211/
# add dvb headers for external modules
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9912
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core
cp drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/
# add dvb headers for external modules
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11194
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/config/dvb/
cp include/config/dvb/*.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/config/dvb/
# add dvb headers for http://mcentral.de/hg/~mrec/em28xx-new
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13146
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/
cp drivers/media/dvb/frontends/lgdt330x.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/
cp drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/
# add xfs and shmem for aufs building
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/fs/xfs
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/mm
cp fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
# add headers vor virtualbox
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14568
cp -a include/drm $pkgdir/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/
# add headers for broadcom wl
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14568
cp -a include/trace $pkgdir/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/
# copy in Kconfig files
for i in `find . -name "Kconfig*"`; do
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/`echo $i | sed 's|/Kconfig.*||'`
cp $i ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/$i
done
cd ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include && ln -s asm-$KARCH asm
# add header for aufs2-util
cp -a ${srcdir}/$_branch/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/asm/
chown -R root.root ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
find ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
# remove unneeded architectures
rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/{alpha,arm,arm26,avr32,blackfin,cris,frv,h8300,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,mips,microblaze,mn10300,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,um,v850,xtensa}
package_kernel26-firmware() {
pkgdesc="The included firmware files of the Linux Kernel"
groups=('base')
cd ${srcdir}/$_branch
make firmware || return 1
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${pkgdir} firmware_install || return 1
Last edited by eldragon (2010-04-04 14:58:16)

ngoonee wrote:
Check out this line
for i in acpi asm-{generic,x86} config linux math-emu media net pcmcia scsi sound trace video; do
for anything that might be missing. The error message when compiling would give you more of a clue. Off-hand, you may need to add 'generated', as I recall I needed that when the kernel moved to 2.6.33.
Problem with vbox_build_module after Kernel update.
Would you care to elaborate for us less versed in "Linux Geek" skills?
Thanks.......
[root@Arch2009p2 jeff]# vbox_build_module
Building vboxdrv for Linux 2.6.33-ARCH
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/generic r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxdrv* .tmp_ver* vboxdrv.* Module.symvers Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxnetflt* .tmp_ver* vboxnetflt.* Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxnetadp* .tmp_ver* vboxnetadp.* Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp'
rm -f vboxdrv.ko vboxnetflt.ko vboxnetadp.ko
*** Building 'vboxdrv' module ***
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make KBUILD_VERBOSE= -C /lib/modules/2.6.33-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv SRCROOT=/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.33-ARCH'
CC [M] /opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o
In file included from /opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/include/VBox/types.h:34,
from /opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/linux/../SUPDrvInternal.h:39,
from /opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:37:
/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/include/iprt/types.h:100:30: error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.33-ARCH'
make[1]: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Arch 0.7.1 pre1 kernel headers

i have read that the kernel headers are included with the kernel packages, which is very nice because i have a sagem fast 800 modem and i need to compile drivers for it. Except for when i installed arch a few days ago i tried to compile my module and just got kernel-sources cannot be found. Was there something with the headers in that packages or are they in a weird place? Can someone help i would really like to use arch linux.

Probably, for your module, the kernel headers are not enough; it needs the sources. You can get them on kernel.org. Make sure you grab the right version. I'm guessing that you need to put them in /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r). I've never messed much with kernel/modules stuff.

[SOLVED] VMplayer no kernel headers

Hello all,
Just installed VMPlayer via the following link:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … n.2FPlayer
and when I run vmware-modconfig --console --install-all I receive the following error:
gcc and kernel headers must be installed.
I installed via:
pacman -S base-devel
It appeared to install everything, however I still get the error.
I checked this link:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=75988
but that was not for player.
all help is appreciated.
--nixIT
Last edited by nixIT (2011-10-10 02:18:18)

It's written right here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … m.5B....5D :-)

Where are the kernel-headers?

I'm trying to compile a gamepad driver but I don't know what directory to put into the makefile for the KERNEL_DIR section. The guide I'm following is for Ubuntu and it has it in /usr/src but I can't seem to find a "kernel-headers" file.
Thanks,
Nathan

Make sure that you have the kernel-headers package installed. Then you'll find them in /usr/src/linux-2.6.24-ARCH.

Kernel headers makepkg

I have two kernels installed : one is the stock kernel from the repositories (3.2.5) the other is a custom kernel (3.2.4). I have linux-headers (3.2.5) installed but I am booting into the 3.2.4 kernel to build the nvidia proprietary module. The issue is that I have no idea on how to point the build system to the kernel source tree (afaik that's the issue here). These are sources lifted from kernel.org:-
Thanks.
Creating directory NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-290.10-no-compat32
Verifying archive integrity... OK
Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 290.10........................................................................................................................................
If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.
If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the
kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify
their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
*** Unable to determine the target kernel version. ***
make: *** [select_makefile] Error 1
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
$ ls /usr/src/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 81288 Feb 5 19:21 3.2-hardened.config
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Feb 14 00:28 linux -> linux-3.2.4-ARCH/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 26 07:47 linux-3.2.2-1-ARCH
drwxrwxr-x 24 root root 4096 Feb 7 00:06 linux-3.2.4-ARCH
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 78125482 Feb 3 20:48 linux-3.2.4.tar.bz2
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 Feb 7 07:42 linux-3.2.5-1-ARCH
I thought it might be a symlink (shot in the dark) - I'm sure I read that somewhere, I also read that it is no longer used. Is this correct?
$ cat nvidia.install
post_install() {
EXTRAMODULES='extramodules-3.2.4-ARCH'
depmod $(cat /lib/modules/$EXTRAMODULES/version)
echo 'In order to use nvidia module, reboot the system.'
post_upgrade() {
EXTRAMODULES='extramodules-3.2.4-ARCH'
depmod $(cat /lib/modules/$EXTRAMODULES/version)
post_remove() {
EXTRAMODULES='extramodules-3.2.4-ARCH'
depmod $(cat /lib/modules/$EXTRAMODULES/version)
cat PKGBUILD
# $Id: PKGBUILD 146818 2012-01-18 17:17:23Z tpowa $
# Maintainer : Thomas Baechler <[email protected]>
pkgname=nvidia-custom
pkgver=290.10
_extramodules=extramodules-3.2.4-ARCH
_kernver="$(cat /lib/modules/${_extramodules}/version)"
pkgrel=2
pkgdesc="NVIDIA drivers for linux."
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url="http://www.nvidia.com/"
depends=('linux>=3.2' 'linux<3.3' "nvidia-utils=${pkgver}")
makedepends=('linux-headers>=3.2' 'linux-headers<3.3')
conflicts=('nvidia-96xx' 'nvidia-173xx')
license=('custom')
install=nvidia.install
options=(!strip)
if [ "$CARCH" = "i686" ]; then
_arch='x86'
_pkg="NVIDIA-Linux-${_arch}-${pkgver}"
source=("ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-${_arch}/${pkgver}/${_pkg}.run")
md5sums=('50319a4b3818c12c9c7243525e0e6316')
elif [ "$CARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
_arch='x86_64'
_pkg="NVIDIA-Linux-${_arch}-${pkgver}-no-compat32"
source=("ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-${_arch}/${pkgver}/${_pkg}.run")
md5sums=('cebfba9a7e91716a06c66bb5b38d9661')
fi
build() {
cd "${srcdir}"
sh "${_pkg}.run" --extract-only
cd "${_pkg}/kernel"
make SYSSRC=/lib/modules/"${_kernver}/build" module
package() {
install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel/nvidia.ko" \
"${pkgdir}/lib/modules/${_extramodules}/nvidia.ko"
install -d -m755 "${pkgdir}/etc/modprobe.d"
#echo "blacklist nouveau" >> "${pkgdir}/etc/modprobe.d/nouveau_blacklist.conf"
sed -i -e "s/EXTRAMODULES='.*'/EXTRAMODULES='${_extramodules}'/" "${startdir}/nvidia.install"
gzip "${pkgdir}/lib/modules/${_extramodules}/nvidia.ko"
Last edited by YellowSnowIsBad (2012-02-14 01:45:14)

Bump. I am new to this - need help.

Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Where do I find the kernel headers package for linux-2.6.17-ARCH, the new kernel? I searched the repos and only found headers for 2.6.12.

Well, I'm trying to reinstall vmware after the big upgrade today. I have vmware 4.5.1. During the install, while running the vmware-install.pl script, when it asks for the directory of the C header files that match the currently running kernel, I enter: "/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-ARCH/include". Then I get this error message: "The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same address space size as your running kernel." I've tried several of the directories under /usr/src/linux-2.6.17-ARCH, but none of them work. Any ideas?

Ppc glibc: problem with kernel-headers dependency

I wasn't sure where to post this... After attempting to follow the tutorial Wii Tutorial here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wii_Tutorial I discovered that the kernel-headers dependency of glibc is set to the wrong version. The dependency is kernel-headers version 2.6.29.4. However, in the repository, the current version is 2.6.29.1-1. I'm not sure what's going on here.

DaNiMoTh wrote:
Fixed with release of 2.6.29.4 kernel-headers package. Next time, fill the bug on our flyspray ( bugs.archlinux.org ), we'll correct much faster.
Thanks
ppc architecture is not supported by archlinux.org . the project is supported by http://archlinuxppc.org/
Last edited by wonder (2009-11-20 19:23:11)

Laptop broke down after installing kernel 3.0

My laptop died little after installing kernel 3.0 (the "linux" package). Details:
- Laptop model: ASUS K50AB-SX029L, it was exactly 2 years minus 10 days old (based on the purchase date); specifictions here.
- using cpufreq frequency scaling (ondemand) and the catalyst drivers for video - if this is useful.
- the laptop used to get heated when the ventilation became obstructed by dust; however, the sensors worked, it used to instantly shut down when it was intensely used and too hot in the room.
- after I installed linux-3.0, I noticed some error message early at boot time, something about "soft restart" or "soft reboot" and something about "device" (not configured, maybe) - I don't remember well.
How it happened: I installed kernel 3.0 yesterday, rebooted, then built/installed the AUR ATI drivers (catalyst-utils, catalyst, lib32-catalyst-utils), rebooted again and then I left it building an AUR package. When I came back to it, the desktop was frozen, I forced a shutdown using the power button and since then, every time I turn it on, it gets powered, the fan is spinning and the USB external drive starts, but nothing else happen - no display, no boot, no spinning HDD. I removed its CMOS battery, but the same.
Now, since too many possible factors coincide - I installed kernel 3.0 for the first time, laptop was 2 y.o., it was used somehow intensely along the time, its warranty was just expiring - it is of concern to me what happened, if possible to find out. I mention that it was 2 years old because another laptop left me down before, after the exactly same period of using Linux (Arch for like 4 months on that one), different model and different brand (Acer). What is of interest:
- someone else's laptop breaking down coincided with updating to kernel 3.0?
- someone else's laptop broke down after 2 years or similar of using Linux/Arch daily? Any difference in reliability compared to using other OSs?
- any insight in the reliability/durability of the notebook hardware in general (things that may not depend on the OS)? I mean if it was supposed to die anyway after 2 years of usage - which sounds too short to me, btw - maybe it was just a big coincidence that it happened right after linux 3.0 was installed. But there is a need for some arguments supporting this hypothesis, while searching the web comes with a lot of irrelevant or contradictory information.
- if the case, how could the malfunctioning/misconfiguration of the OSs in general, Linux in particular, damage the hardware? I think overheating is out of question when the sensors work, but I'm open to information on this subject.
- what data (logs, etc) could be relevant and how should I analyze it, after retrieving it off the dead laptop HDD?

MoonSwan wrote:Funny thing, my netbook's battery (an asus eeepc) pretty much died at exactly 1 year and 362 days old. Coincidence? I don't know.
Inxsible wrote:In my opinion, if you buy a laptop from the "Home and Home Office" section --- no matter what company, you most often get shitty computers that last all of 1 -2 years if you are lucky. My HP dv9000t mobo got fried exact 2 weeks after the warranty expired. Then fixing that, the wireless broke down, then the lcd got dead pixels. I think this is not a coincidence... Lenovo Thinkpad T series is what I went with after I gave up on the HP.
+1 on both. I had a kernel panic in my head this AM, too, but if you ask me it sounds suspiciously like a planned 2-year lifecycle on the products. Sack of middle fingers to the OEM retail products divisions.
Last night I had started compiling a kernel and was working on my thesis (which has nothing to do with computers besides using a word processor). Did a $ sudo pm-suspend and went to sleep when the machine finished compiling. This morning I'm at my desk with a multimeter and trying to find a local place that carries SATA to USB assembly.
BIOS won't come up, screen won't turn on, I'm definitely not getting to GRUB--pressing enter repeatedly and waiting does not lead to the hard disk thrashing at all. Yanked the battery, tested the adapter, cycled the power switch b/c I can't find the CMOS jumper and there's no repair manual for this thing. I realize I did leave a single USB fan and a USB light (turned off) plugged in during the suspend, but am having a hard time thinking that drawing power at USB spec (5V/100mA max) from USB could have done this especially with the A/C power source available. I'm not familiar with the actual suspend process, but a 5V rail is a 5V rail when it's got power, right?
I'm not going to start yanking individual components just yet, I actually want to get sh!t done today. The machine in question has a manufacture date of January 2009 stamped on the bottom.
Mfg Date: 2009/01/07
So two years, seven months and about three weeks of life. Even with a backup of mission-critical files from last week, this sucks--losing 60 hours of work is FTL. Fingers crossed that whatever zapped it didn't get to the disk. I'm still kinda shocked about all this. Get it? Shocked? Har har X-(
I'm not going to blame the 3.0 kernel though I was tempted. "But I didn't even install the new kernel... how can this be"? I thought maybe I blew up my processor or something by compiling, running libreoffice, VLC and firefox all at once... hardly. Bad timing on a new kernel, maybe, or I managed to piss off some DelHewlitSUSway god, or something. I've had battery/power issues on this machine almost since day one, but never any indication of impending doom.
I agree completely with the advice to get laptops from a "small business" or institutionally-oriented line, like Lenovo/IBM's Thinkpads, and even thought about Mac this morning, but don't have a trust fund. I'm writing this on a second-hand Thinkpad R series almost six years old. The LCD screen and/or cable are damaged, the disk spins at an underwhelming 4300 RPM or whatever and I have to keep the fan at max levels all the time but at least it f-cking boots up.
Sorry if this is a thread hijack, but if you can't get to BIOS you can't get to BIOS. After confirming it's not a video issue the only options are to yank all parts not necessary to booting up, clear the CMOS by finding the jumper or battery or trying to cycle power via the switch (for, like, 5 minutes), and reinstall parts one-by-one until replicating the issue. If you can't get that far, the mobo, BIOS or processor is probably nuked.

Up2date --install kernel-headers

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