Kernel Sources

[tuxv]

I'm using debian etch and I want to install ATi drivers for my VGA, but I can't install them without the kernel sources. And I have a problem with installing the kernel source for my kernel version

when I enter this command

vidanaarachchi@v-base:/usr/src$ uname -r
2.6.18-3-686

the kernel version seems to be 2.6.18-3-686.

But I can't find the necessary sources for it

vidanaarachchi@v-base:/usr/src$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686

Anyone know how to deal with this problem, please help me.

NOTE:- I'm using a freshly installed debian etch

[bryansmith]

Try linux-headers-2.6-686 - that should be what you're looking for.

[tuxv]

Thanks bryansmith I'll try that, you replied pretty fast

Thanks again

[tuxv]

I installed the linux-headers-2.6-686 package without any troubles, But when I enter the command

sudo m-a a-i fglrx

it gives me error messages

Bad luck the kernel headers for the target kernel couldn't be found and you didn't specify other valid kernel to use

If the running kernel has been shipped with the debian distribution, please install the package linux-kernel headers-2.6.18-3-686. If your kernel source tree (headers) is located in some non-usual location, please set the KERNELDIRS environment variable to the path of this directory, or (alternatively) specify the source directory we build for with the --kernel-dir option in module-assistant calls.

Package fglrx-kernel-src was not built successfully, see /var/cache/modass/fglrx-kernel-src*buildlog* for details!

I'll be very thankful if you can give me a solution for this problem

[tuxv]

I found that there's some linux-headers installed in /usr/src

they are called linux-headers-2.6.18-4 and linux-headers-2.6.18-4-686

can I build that driver using the above headers

Thanks in advance

[bryansmith]

Well, I don't have an ATI card so I can't help you with ATI errors. The best I can do is direct you here which is a link I found on the official Debian wiki about installing ATI drivers. Hope that helps!

[tuxv]

It's not an error with ATi drivers, it seems to me that it's because I don't have the needed kernel headers, do you know any way to get the sources for my kernel version.

Or can you tell me how to point the module assistant to my current headers.

cheers