Can't Find Kernel Source Package in YaST Software Manager

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Hello All,

PC: CuBox-i
OS: OpenSuSE 13.1 *(Bottle), using XFCE
Kernel: 3.14.14-cubox-i
**Arch: **armv7l

uname -a:

# uname -a
Linux CuBox-HQ 3.14.14-cubox-i #1 SMP Sat Sep 13 03:48:24 UTC 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux

I am trying to compile a driver on my Linux box, but I didn’t have the Kernel source package installed so when I ran dgcconfig it warned me that I needed to install the src package…

If I search kernel in YaST Software Manager I do find a Kernel src, but it’s not the same version that I’m currently using *(found version 3.11.10-21.1). But if I manually go to the repository in a Web Browser and navigate to the **“src /” **directory, I can see the exact file I want… How come it doesn’t show up in YaST Software Manager when searching for it?

Repository with the Kernel Src:


NAME:        cubox-i
URL:         download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mayerjosua:/cubox-i:/13.1/openSUSE_13.1_ARM/
PRIORITY:    10
ENABLED:     Yes
AUTOREFRESH: Yes

So searching for that Kernel’s src for version 3.14.14 in YaST Software Mngr, turns up no results…

But if you go to: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mayerjosua:/cubox-i:/13.1/openSUSE_13.1_ARM/src/, you can see the source package for the kernel, called:
"kernel-cubox-i-3.14.1417024772-4.1.src.rpm".

Any ideas as to why it won’t show up in YaST Software Manager?

But, I guess if I can safely download this file and install it with the rpm command, I’ll do that… But I just wanted to check and see if that’s is a safe way of doing it…?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in Advance,
Matt

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Hi
That’s only the src rpm to build the kernel, not the kernel-source rpm…

You would need to talk the repo maintainer… email here;
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/home:mayerjosua:cubox-i:13.1/kernel-cubox-i-3.14/kernel-cubox-i.changes?expand=1

I see the service runs and grabs a kernel from here;
https://github.com/linux4kix/linux-linaro-stable-mx6

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Hey Malcom, thanks for the reply!

Duhh, sorry should have realized it was just to build from src… Guess the “src” should have given that away since it didn’t say “source”.
That 2nd link you posted. How did you get that link, what service grabs that package/link?

And thanks for the repo maintainer info too…

Also, I assume the "kernel-cubox-devel" isn’t the same thing as the "source" one…

Thanks again for the reply, much appreciated!

Thanks,
Matt

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Nevermind about where you got that link from… I see it now in the YaST Software Manager’s description for the "kernel**-cubox-i"** package…

It shows:


kernel-cubox-i - 3.14 LTS Kernel for CuBox-i:
3.14 LTS Kernel for CuBox-i with BSP
Web site: https://github.com/SolidRun/linux-linaro-stable-mx6

Thanks,
Matt