On 12-Feb-2015, at 12:07 pm, s.rawat <imsaurabhrawat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes the headers are there in the sources of 3.18.5 kernel.But then I have to change all the references to linux/<header_files.h> in my modules to the path of You have to Modify your Makefile (-C) to point to your source. make -C $(kennel source) SUBDIRS=$(Your source code folder) modules > <kernel_source>/include/linux/<header_files.h>.This could be corrective action.I am looking for preventive action . > CONFIG_LOCALVERSION appends whatever name we want to append after the kernel version. > I was looking for downloading the kernel headers for the custom kernel I built whose name has been changed to 3.18.5-custom. > uname -r give => 3.18.5-custom. :( (cant use it sudo apt-get install linux-header-$(uname-r) :( > > > > "..pain is temporary.....quitting lasts forever....." > My Blog" > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Arshad Hussain <arshad.super@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 11-Feb-2015, at 11:18 pm, Vinícius Tinti <viniciustinti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 3:42 PM, s.rawat <imsaurabhrawat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, > >> I recently built the 3.18.5 kernel according to instruction on the > >> linuxkernel newbie page .I used /sbin/installkernel script to install the > >> modules and updated the grub.cnf. > >> On a reboot i get option 3.18.5[b]-custom[/b] and booted in.But now since I > >> am modifying the kernel and needed headers in /user/src for the same kernel > > Your headers for ‘-custom’ kernel will be under the folder where you have downloaded 3.18.5 kernel. > > > >> name i am using i.e 3.18.5 , but uname-r gives 3.18.5[b]-custom[/b].I can > >> still install headers with the name 3.18.5 and rename it to 3.18.5-custombut > >> how is there any other way out to fix this.If I could replace "-custom" in > >> all the places or do I have to do it manually - in grub, all all other > >> places?I dont know how many places it has been reference as "-custom". > >> I might have taken a wrong route i guess :S ! Have I?? > > > > Take a look at CONFIG_LOCALVERSION option. > > > >> Rgds,S > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Kernelnewbies mailing list > >> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kernelnewbies mailing list > > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
