I seem to have a problem installing some software because my kernel is 2.6.27.21-0.1.2, yet my source is 2.6.27.21-0.1.1
I took a look and it seems I can find "sources for the 2.6.27.21-0.1.2. I believe this was just changed due to an update. I can I go about fixing this?
You don’t, this is OK and not a problem or even a bug.
Whatever problem you have, it surely is not related to the difference in the release version of the kernel package (otherwise I would not be able to build kernel module packages on my system).
//Edit:
Take a look at uname -r and ls -l /usr/src; you will see why it can’t be a problem.
Hmmm…Well this is the log output when trying to install my video drivers:
[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.
ATI module generator V 2.0
initializing…
Error:
kernel includes at /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-0.1-default/build/include do not match current kernel.
they are versioned as “”
instead of “2.6.27.21-0.1-default”.
you might need to adjust your symlinks:
/usr/include
/usr/src/linux
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.
[Message] Driver : End of installation
Well I tried to do the same thing, and the latest Catalyst driver I built the RPM for my system installed fine. But again I went back to the same problem where I just get a black screen. Although the latest Catalyst driver does not support my card (RV250 Mobility 9000), neither did the previous working driver list my card as supported.
Anyways I did as I have already done several times now, I just booted into failsafe, changed runlevel, then rebooted. Went into Yast, and removed the fglrx driver. Now, unlike before, X will not load. I can run Sax2 just fine. But when I either type startx, or reboot (level 5) I get this error:
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.7607
/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc: line 56: exec: X: not found
xinit: Server error.
Doing a search has shown nothing. Xorg log also shows no errors, or at least nothing certainly stands out.
The whole reason I had started on this mess was I found an older ATI driver that would support both Xorg 7.4 and my card, but it had to be compiled. I can not begin to describe my frustration and unhappiness at this whole mess. Unfortunetely for me, the POS laptop I am using this on has a POS DVD drive that has a known issue with reading CDR/DVDR media. The only way I could even get Suse installed was using a net install that took hours. Otherwise I would wipe this out and just start fresh.
I am having the same issue. Yes, it IS a problem. The source must match the kernel. Some programs are finicky. I have faced this before and had to revert to an earlier kernel version with a matching source in order to get one program I desperately needed.
You need an example? Think of vmware, the anyupdate, etc… It is still a mess, though less of a mess than before.
Does anyone have a REAL answer to this? The question should be “Where can we get the source for our kernel?” Isn’t this the “Open Source” community?
f Novell admits it’s a mistake, we should do nothing. Novell should take care that properly version-numbered packages appear in the update repo.
In Factory this happens every once in a while. That’s why I keep a set of kernel-rpms stored locally, to be able to return to a complete set of packages with correct verion-numbering. Of course this wouldn’t work after, for example, compiler changes.
So then where is the community control? Where is this “Open Source” community? We are at the mercies of a corp again and waiting on them… it’s Microsoft all over again!
Its not the control, it is there but the community aren’t stepping up.
Its simple (Call me a hypocrite for all I care(I’ve said plenty about wiki but don’t have the skills, but the ones who do aren’t)) if something needs changing change it.
The development process is very transparent. The real problem is the community is here but the developers are elsewhere, grumbling about how we don’t help them.
So I ask how do we change that?
Though tbh you seem really unhappy with some decisions that have been made so may I ask why you persist so? With so many choices I’m sure you can find something that’ll fit into the scheme of things. I certainly gave up on KDE4 and ended up using lxde, I also gave up delta patches and a few things more to swap my main distro.
Edit
I actually wonder whether the presumed involvement of Novell is a hinderance, I get the impression people think well Novell sponsor it therefore… But don’t presume as a community member we need to get involved and change things we don’t like.
So Novell releases the kernels and sources? I thought there was a kernel.org that did that. Does this mean that our Linux kernel at SuSE is not the same as that at Redhat? Oh my… what a mess…
If not, then how can Novell take the blame? Or does Redhat get their’s from SuSE?
I do not understand what you’re still doing here? I cannot find any reason in any post. Please take Novell to the Supreme Court as well for releasing kernels to your suprise.
Knurpht, Novell admits their mistake on the kernel numbering, though no one here took the time to find this out. It took me three minutes and I shared it. So what is your problem? Do you have a chip on your shoulder? It is my business what I am doing here, as it is your business what you are doing here. Back off.
Pretty much all distros get their vanilla kernels from kernel.org. From there, some add their own patches to the kernel and others don’t. If I remember correctly, most of the major distro players add their patches before rolling it out to their users.
