Question: Kernel source tree from RPMs 

Forum: PCMCIA Installation and Configuration Issues
Date: 1999, Nov 26
From: Peter Townsend Pete

I'm new to this area and have run into a snag -- the folks at redhat keep telling to post to new groups for help!? Problem: I'm trying to compile the pcmcia package. 'make config' asks for linux src. I only have headers installed (rehat 6.1). I copy kernel source rpm from CD2 and install (rpm -ivh ...). Nothing appears to install in /usr/src/linux. /usr/source/redhat/SOURCES appears to have the kernal source. I can't figure-out how to create the source tree. THere are many files including "patches" which I'm unfamiliar with. I know I can get the source in tar format from other locations; but this particular machine isn't on the internet yet. Any hints on creating the kernel source tree from the redhat distributed rpms? Thanks

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RPM's versus SRPM's Re: Question: Kernel source tree from RPMs (Peter Townsend) Date: 1999, Nov 29 From: David Hinds <dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org>

You want to install the kernel-source RPM, not Red Hat's SRPM for the kernel. That's somewhat nonintuitive... the kernel-source RPM puts the plain kernel source tree in /usr/src/linux, but an SRPM is a special thing just for creating RPM's, and it puts the kernel source tree (plus various other things) in unusual places. -- Dave

Question: additional info Re: RPM's versus SRPM's (David Hinds) Date: 1999, Nov 29 From: Peter Townsend Pete

Thanks, I figured that one out last night. I installed the kernel-source....rpm file and did a 'make dep'. I walked out and noticed a few errors (don't have them now). Despite the errors, I tried to build the rangeland drivers for a wireless symphony card (PCMCIA). This driver needs the PCMCIA header files. I believe the make dep produced most but the 'config.h' is still elusive. I see a config.h link to '../pcmcia' in the '/usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.0.14/include/linux' directory. Howeverthere isn't a config.h file in ''/usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.0.14/include/pcmcia' directory. I'm lost! Any suggestions how to proceed would be appreciated!

Question: success but PCMCIA hangs Re: Question: additional info (Peter Townsend) Date: 1999, Nov 29 From: Peter Townsend Pete

I had some success. Following the README in /usr/src/linux , I did make mrproper make config (defaulted thru most questions) make dep this created the config.h that I was lookign for. However, I had to add a #endif in config.h to get the Symphony driver to compile: #ifndef _PCMCIA_CONFIG.H #define _PCMCIA_CONFIG_H #endif #define AUTOCONF_INCLUDED #define LINUX "/usr/src/linux/kernel" This compiled with no errors. I edited etc/sysconfig/pcmcia PCMCIA=yes PCIC=i82365 PCIC_OPTS=poll_interval=100 CORE_OPTS= When I reboot the startup of PCMCIA services hangs! ANy suggestions?

That's strange... Re: Question: success but PCMCIA hangs (Peter Townsend) Date: 1999, Nov 29 From: David Hinds <dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org>

> #ifndef _PCMCIA_CONFIG.H > #define _PCMCIA_CONFIG_H > #endif > #define AUTOCONF_INCLUDED > #define LINUX "/usr/src/linux/kernel" I don't know where you got this or exactly what it's supposed to do, but it looks completely bogus to me. -- Dave

make config Re: Question: additional info (Peter Townsend) Date: 1999, Nov 29 From: David Hinds <dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org>

In the PCMCIA source directory, do "make config", as discussed in the PCMCIA-HOWTO. The resulting config file is NOT supposed to be the same as the kernel config.h file. -- Dave

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