install kernel-source by debian sarge

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hi

I have debian sarge:

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# uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Thu May 19 17:40:50 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

and I need kernel-source to install some drivers.

apt-cache shows me a patch for my kernel:

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# apt-cache search kernel-source
cpad-common - common files to support the Synaptics cPad driver kernel modules
cpad-kernel-source - source for the Synaptics cPad driver
freeswan - IPSEC utilities for FreeSWan
kernel-patch-debian-2.4.27 - Debian patches to Linux 2.4.27
kernel-patch-debian-2.6.8 - Debian patches to Linux 2.6.8
kernel-source-2.2.25 - Linux kernel source for version 2.2.25
kernel-source-2.4.27 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.27 with Debian patches
kernel-source-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.8 with Debian patches
kernel-tree-2.4.27 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images
kernel-tree-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images
misdn-kernel-source - Source code for the mISDN modules
oprofile - system-wide profiler for Linux systems
wacom-kernel-source - source for the wacom binary modules
wacom-tools - utilities for wacom tablets and other hid devices

Now I have following question:

1.) do I have this patch already installed on my system ?
how can I check it ?

and I've done following:

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# apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8
# tar xvjf kernel-source-2.6.8.tar.bz2 

but during the driver installation I get following error:

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Makefile.inc:122: *** KERNELCONF: /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8/.config does not exist.. Stop.

[dawgie]

1.) do I have this patch already installed on my system ?
how can I check it ?

Use apt-cache policy to find out if you have a deb package installed and what version:

# apt-cache policy packagename

-Bob

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thanks,

and howto install the kernel-source correctly ?

I still get this error:

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Makefile.inc:122: *** KERNELCONF: /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8/.config does not exist.. Stop.

during the driver installation.

[dawgie]

I still get this error:

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Makefile.inc:122: *** KERNELCONF: /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8/.config does not exist.. Stop.

during the driver installation.

You need to make a config file before you can compile.
If you are already using a 2.6 kernel, copy your existing config:
# cp /boot/config-2.6* /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8/.config
Before you do a
make-kpkg kernel-image

http://www.holtmann.org/linux/kernel/debian.html

-Bob

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other solution is to install kernel-headers