"Kris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just to clarify if the file I download is a .deb file then in order to > follow the steps listed in the link provided I would have to dpkg --install > kernel-PCMCIA-modules-2.4.18-586tsc_2.4.18-5_all.deb
Uh, yes, that is how you would install a package with dpkg... > in the /usr/src directory where it resides. ...but the directory where it happens to be isn't relevant, and that particular package won't install any files in /usr/src. I've included the relevant excerpts from my original reply. >> "Kris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > I seem to be having a problem rebuilding my kernel with PCMCIA. >> > The only source I could find for PCMCIA were >> > PCMCIA-cs_3.1.33-6_i386.deb >> >> ...which is the userspace code; you need this, but on it's own it's >> not enough... >> >> > and kernel-PCMCIA-modules-2.4.18-586tsc_2.4.18-5_all.deb >> >> ...which is prebuilt kernel modules corresponding to this exact kernel. >> You either need to (a) enable PCMCIA support in the kernel >> configuration, or (b) disable PCMCIA support in the kernel >> configuration, install the pcmcia-source package, unpack >> /usr/src/pcmcia-cs.tar.gz, and run 'make-kpkg modules-image'. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]