Nvidia unable to find kernel source tree blalba

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mspc · #1 Post by **mspc** » 2012-05-05 03:36

I've installed linux-source and linux-headers:

apt-get install linux-source-3.2
apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-2-all-i386

and the Nvidia kernel install complains that:

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Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. . . .

. . .etc. Fogive me, it's the dxm. But where is my kernel source path?

stevepusser · #2 Post by **stevepusser** » 2012-05-05 03:56

You don't need the kernel source package, and that headers package may just be a metapackage, since it's not working. The lazy shortcut that I use, and always works, is to install module-assistant, then run on the command line:

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su -c 'm-a prepare'

which will install all you need to build kernel drivers for the currently running kernel, including compilers and GNU make.

You can also just run "m-a" as root and get a sort of GUI with a menu, if you are horrified of typing anything!

mspc · #3 Post by **mspc** » 2012-05-05 04:09

I am doing this all as root

so

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m-a

returns

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-bash: m-a: command not found

btw, in the past I've always needed the kernel source package to install the Nvidia kernel drivers,

mspc · #4 Post by **mspc** » 2012-05-05 04:50

I took a few turns and did a few things. Now this error:

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ERROR: The kernel header file
'/root/linux-source-3.2/include/linux/version.h' does not exist. The
most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in
'/root/linux-source-3.2' have not been configured.

I've tried ./configure on the source root and

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-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

vbrummond · #5 Post by **vbrummond** » 2012-05-05 04:55

You need to install the package module-assistant before running the command suggested above.

I usually just run this below but the m-a prepare command in the post above works well.

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apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential

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