Jerry Geis wrote: > I used the following command to solvee the missing kernel problem. > > ./configure --with-port=0x3f8 --with-irq=4 --with-transmitter > --enable-sandboxed --with-driver=serial > --with-kerneldir=/lib/modules/2.6.9-11.EL/build > > Things are going much better now.. > > Jerry > > > ---------- > > Karanbir, > > I am still having problems. I grabbed the rpm and installed it. I could > not get a /dev/lircd device. > I put the lirc.rules in /etc/udev/... even rebooted and still not there. > > I then grabbed the src rpm, went through the normal stuff and tried to > run ./configure and it tells > me I need the kernel source installed. I have the kernel source installed. > > I am just selecting the default of serial when I run ./configure. > > I would like to do this from the source package - but the kernel source > keeps stopping that... > > Any further ideas? > Jerry > > > Jerry Geis wrote: > >> // I am trying to compile lirc.0.7.1 from www.lirc.org and it is >> indiacting > > //>/ that > />/ kernel source is not installed. > />/ />/ I then installed kernel source and ran the ./configure again. > Same message > />/ about kernel not being installed. > />/ />/ ANyone compiled lirc.0.7.1 on centos 4.1? > / > You can get a pre-built lirc-0.7.1 for i386 at : > http://centos.karan.org/el4/extras/stable/i386/RPMS/repodata/repoview/L.group.html > > > the source for it is > http://centos.karan.org/el4/extras/stable/i386/SRPMS/lirc-0.7.1-1.src.rpm > > You might want to take a look at how its packaged, make changes etc in > the .spec and rebuild for your own needs. > I'll take a look at the issue later in the day, when I am near a build machine... but take a look at the '--with kmod' option in the .spec - By default the kernel modules are not built. w.r.t the kernel source - you need to get the kernel-*.src.rpm from mirror.centos.org/centos/4/SRPMS/ and install that, also check to make sure that configure script is looking at the right place for it. - KB PS: Do we need to start a new thread with every reply ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ GnuPG Public Key : http://www.karan.org/publickey.asc