First off, I'm running Debian testing, with the 2.4.27-1-386 kernel, on a Dell Inspiron 3800. This is the kernel from the default install, not specialized.
My question is this: One of the reasons I started using Debian was for it's magnificent package management. I don't want to have to compile anything if I don't have to. But my wireless PC card is going to force my hand. It's an SMC 2632W V.3, with the Atmel chipset if I did my homework right. There doesn't appear to be a debian package for it that I can find (for testing, anyway). So I'll have to compile. So here's the problem; the instructions ask for the location of the kernel source code, which should be /usr/src. There's nothing there, and if I'm correct, only the kernel image itself (/boot/vmlinuz) is present. Should I be looking somewhere else, or does Debian not install kernel source? If that's normal, how should I proceed? When trying to apt-get the same kernel version I already have, I get the "already have this version" message. So can I simply go to kernel.org, pull down a tarball of 2.4.27-1-386 and install the source in /usr/src for when I need to compile something? That seems awfully....un-Debian like. And I'd like to do it the Debian Way. Advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
