Installing the vortex linux kernel headers

[SoBot]

I need to install the linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg headers. I have extracted the source files from the b2z file and run make. Please tell me how I should proceed from here?

[matt.stevenson]

To get the headers you will need to compile them from the source. For the headers to be useful you will need an accompanying kernel built from the same source. I don't know too much about kernel/header versioning, so there's probably a way to compile the headers and use them with a precompiled kernel, but its not too hard to just compile a new kernel along with the headers. When I set my board up, I had to recompile the kernel with wifi support enabled in order to use any wifi.

Here are the basic steps which I found from this guide: http://www.debianadmin.com/step-by-step ... lenny.html

#apt-get install kernel-package ncurses-dev bzip2 module-init-tools initramfs-tools procps fakeroot

#mkdir ~/newkernel/

Copy source to newly created folder

#cp ~/linux-source-2.6.26.tar.bz2 ~/newkernel/

#cd /newkernel/

Extract the source using the following command

#tar xjf linux-source-2.6.26.tar.bz2

#cd linux-source-2.6.26

Configure kernel options (such as enable wifi modules)

#make menuconfig

#make-kpkg clean

This command actually compiles the kernel and headers. This will take several (3-5) hours. This will create a .deb package for your kernel and one for the header.

#make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --initrd --revision=custom.001 kernel_image kernel_headers

#cd ..

This will install your new kernel and headers

#dpkg -i *.deb

Once you have the new kernel/headers installed, you will need to change your grub settings to boot from it.


Here's a second guide for compiling a kernel: http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html

[Photon1272]

Hi,

this looks great, I had the same problem, so thanks for the tutorrial!
But, I had the kernel 2.6.29.1-vortex86dx running and was compiling the sources for linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg, when this error msg appeared:

The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h does not match current version: 2.6.34.1-vortex86dx

I then updated the kernel to linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg and tried to compile again, with the same result:

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg'
test ! -e scripts/package/builddeb || mv -f scripts/package/builddeb scripts/package/builddeb.kpkg-dist
test ! -e scripts/package/Makefile || test -f scripts/package/Makefile.kpkg-dist || (mv -f scripts/package/Makefile scripts/package/Makefile.kpkg-dist && (echo
"# Dummy file "; echo "help:") > scripts/package/Makefile)
COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l 'gcc*' perl dpkg 'libc6*' binutils make dpkg-dev |\
awk '$1 ~ /[hi]i/ { printf("%s-%s\n", $2, $3) }'> debian/buildinfo
uname -a >> debian/buildinfo
echo using the compiler: >> debian/buildinfo
grep LINUX_COMPILER include/linux/compile.h | \
sed -e 's/.*LINUX_COMPILER "//' -e 's/"$//' >> debian/buildinfo
grep: include/linux/compile.h: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
echo applied kernel patches: >> debian/buildinfo
echo done > debian/stamp/build/kernel
/usr/bin/make -f ./debian/rules debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.34.1-vortex86dx
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg'
====== making target debian/stamp/install/linux-image-2.6.34.1-vortex86dx [new prereqs: ]======
This is kernel package version 11.015.
echo "The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h"; echo " \"\" "; echo "does not match current version:"; echo " \"2.6.34.1-vortex86dx
\" "; echo "Please correct this."; exit 2
The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h
""
does not match current version:
"2.6.34.1-vortex86dx"
Please correct this.
make[1]: *** [debian/stamp/install/linux-image-2.6.34.1-vortex86dx] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg'
make: *** [kernel_image] Fehler 2
Robot:/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg#

Well, I have some basic understanding of linux, but my knowledge doesn't go so far... so what can I do?
Help is very much appreciated!

[roboard]

But, I had the kernel 2.6.29.1-vortex86dx running and was compiling the sources for linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg, when this error msg appeared:

The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h does not match current version: 2.6.34.1-vortex86dx

I then updated the kernel to linux-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg and tried to compile again, with the same result...

Hi,

you may try again to compile the kernel source on newer Debian or Ubuntu.

For ones that need the kernel headers, we have added them in the Vortex86DX Kernel package; please go to http://www.roboard.com/download_ml.htm to download the kernel package again.

[Photon1272]

Hi,

thanks a lot for those kernel headers!

After setting up the system I installed the kernel headers with:

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dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg_1.0_i386.deb

Then I tried to do what I intented to do, installing ndiswrapper with

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m-a a-i ndiswrapper

(I got that from http://wiki.debian.org/NdisWrapper)

It then starts to try installing linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg:

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Daten über 1 Pakete aktualisiert.
Getting source for kernel version: 2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg
apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut... 70%

mentioning that the newest version already exists, but then it says:

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Pech gehabt, es wurden keine zum aktuellen Kernel passende
Headers gefunden und es wurden keine weiteren
Kernel-Verzeichnisse angegeben.

means:

Bad luck, no appropriate kernel headers were found and no kernel folders were declared.

Then it also says, that the kernel headers can be installed from the package linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg.
In order to do so I should run
"module-assistant prepare" or "apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg"

Something is missing there! How can the module assistant find the kernel headers?
At least, there must be a way to install ndiswrapper and get it running on that system....!

Thanks a lot for help...

[roboard]

Something is missing there! How can the module assistant find the kernel headers?
At least, there must be a way to install ndiswrapper and get it running on that system....!

Thanks a lot for help...

Hi,

Our kernel packages does not follow debian naming conventions, so the program could not find the dicrectory of the kernel headers.

Please try to run the command as below.

# m-a -k /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg -l 2.6.34.1-vortex86-sg a-i ndiswrapper

Please also notice that the kernel module in offical debian/ubuntu archive server usually cannot be compiled with other kernel versions which is not equal to theirs. So, some problem might occur if you built the kernel module on OLD debian/ubuntu system.

We suggest you to consult other ndiswrapper guides to build it from scratch.