Re: [TCLUG:2638] PPP/Kernal Source Location

[Chris Kesler <chris@pconline.com>]

By default, RedHat 5.1 doesn't install the kernel sources.  You will want
to find the kernel-source.something.rpm on the CD or whatever you
installed from.  And install with 'rpm -Uvh kernel-source.something.rpm .
I don't remember if there's a kernel-headers rpm file, but if there is,
install that, too.

Hope that helps,
Chris

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Mike Dockerty wrote:

> 
>     I've recently installed Red Hat 5.1, and I've been struggling trying
> to get my ppp connection working.  It seems as though I somehow
> installed 5.1 without ppp support, and I have tried to remedy this by
> downloading ppp2.3.4 but I have run into the following problem.
> 
>     Bear in mind I am very wet behind the ears.
> 
>     When I try to install ppp, it looks for the kernel source in
> /usr/src/linux, but it returns an error message.  Fair enough, the
> contingency here is just pass the install script the proper directory.
> The problem being, how do I tell which directory is the proper kernel
> source directory?  I do have a /usr/src/linux directory, with many
> subdirectories beneath it.  When I tried to pass those subdirectories on
> to the install script for ppp I recieved a similar "there does not
> appear to be kernel source here" error.  So I'm a bit stuck.
> 
>     Help greatly appreciated!
> 
>     Michael Dockerty
>     cardinal@millcomm.com
> 
> 
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