install linux headers help

daven1986 · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:33

Hi, I have tried ubuntu again but in order to install my wireless drivers i need to install the linux headers so i can run make.

i tried putting this in the console:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.15-23-386

as that is my kernel version, i think! now this says it cannot find the file. is there any way i can get them without using this command, or am i doing something wrong?

thanks

daven

Una · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:39

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

If that does not work make sure you have the right repositories added to /etc/apt/sources.list

riddlermarc · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:42

Use Synaptic?

daven1986 · 22 Sep 2006 at 16:37

i'll give it a shot, thanks

daven

daven1986 · 24 Sep 2006 at 22:57

It doesn't seem to detect my LAN when I plug in the ethernet. Sometimes it does though. It doesn't work even if I reboot. I'm so irritated please help.

thanks

daven

Una · 25 Sep 2006 at 12:53

do ifconfig eth0 (eth0 is likely to be your NIC) see if its up and it has an ip etc... If not, if you are using dhcp run dhclient eth0 (or pump) and that will allocate you an ip properly. (You can also do all this in your GUI somewhere

)

There is an /etc/network/interfaces or something as well, eth0 should be auto. (At work atm, so can't check that path)

michellez · 25 Sep 2006 at 12:55

check the above and try sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

daven1986 · 25 Sep 2006 at 18:05

thanks, will give this a shot

daven1986 · 25 Sep 2006 at 21:09

woo that worked thanks.