install kernel-headers??

[maffioso]

hello,

this is maybe a very basic question but i'am a little bit confused.
What is the difference between kernel-header and kernel-source?
Is it necessary that you install the kernel-headers and what can you do more with
this kernel-headers??

I need this info because i'am trying to installl dvb-drivers and in the makefile i have
to link to the kernel-header. I first linked to the kernel-source but this didn't work so
maybe this could be the problem.
Please help me. I need to install the dvb-drivers because otherwise i can't use may
tv-card that i just bought.

Cheers

[glussier]

Open a terminal:


su

yum install kernel-devel-$(uname -r)

[maffioso]

Thanks for your quick reply.

I already did that but i have to link too the place where this package is installed.
How can i find out where it is standing?

CHeers

[markkuk]

DVB drivers are alredy installed in standard Fedora kernels. What type of DVB card do you have and what problems do you have with it?

[glussier]

I think that I didn't read properly the first time, and that I replied to the message's title.

v4l is not loaded by default in the Module section of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Your problem might be that you only have to add Load "v4l" in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

[markkuk]

I believe the v4l Xorg driver is for analog TV cards, not DVB cards. At least my Terratec DVB-C card works without it.

[glussier]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that...

[maffioso]

Thans for the information,

this i very good and fast information.
For replying on Markkuk's reply: i'am running fedora Core 5 and i have the
airstar2 TV-card in my computer.
I also thougt that the DVB-drivers where installed but i wanted to be sure so i downloaded the DVB-driver-packet from the website but every time when i tried to install(compile) i had this errrors:

[root@localhost DVB]# make
cat: CVS/Root: No such file or directory
(cd driver; make)
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/DVB/driver'
Makefile:102: /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/build/Rules.make: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/build/Rules.make'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/DVB/driver'
make: *** [dvb] Error 2
[root@localhost DVB]#

I already installed the kernel-headers but it's not helping.
What to you thing and i was also wondering what the v4l-drivers are??
But you said they are for analogTV?


CHeers

[markkuk]

Have you actually tried to use the drivers included in the kernel? Is the card detected? Is there a /dev/dvb/adapter0 directory?

[maffioso]

Hoi,

yes the driver who are included in the kernel are working because i installed the dvb-apps directory. I did a scan with the scan-application and i had 31 active channels.
And indeed, i also have the adapter0-directory.
The only problem with this kernel-included-drivers is that if you want to install the VDR-application, the VDR-directory have to be in the same directory as the directory
where the dvb-drivers are installed.
Thus i thought to put the dvb-directory in /usr/local/src and put the VDR-directory there too. Otherwise you have to work with symbolic links and i don't know what link i should make to point to the dvb-included-drivers?

Cheers

[markkuk]

VDR is available from the Livna repository. Configure it and you can install VDR by "yum install vdr" without compiling anything.

[maffioso]

Good,

but can you give me a little explenation about the configuration off livna.
Do i have to put some extra file in /etc/yum.repos.d and what should i put there?
And there where sometimes issues with an other file and Livna.
Before I already had a lot of troubles with yum so i don't want to have it again.
So, could you please explain this a little bit more in detail.
Thanks warmly and for your help!!

Best Regards

[Seve]

Originally Posted by maffioso

Good,

but can you give me a little explenation about the configuration off livna.
Do i have to put some extra file in /etc/yum.repos.d and what should i put there?
And there where sometimes issues with an other file and Livna.
Before I already had a lot of troubles with yum so i don't want to have it again.
So, could you please explain this a little bit more in detail.
Thanks warmly and for your help!!

Best Regards

Hello:
To enable and configure the livna repo there is an excellent guide here
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...notes.html#Yum

Seve

[markkuk]

Originally Posted by maffioso

but can you give me a little explenation about the configuration off livna.

All you have to do is explained on the Livna configuration page.
The Stanton Finley guide suggested by Seve configures a lot of additional repositories and may lead to package conflicts you wanted to avoid.