[asterisk-users] Can't compile DAHDI - wrong kernel source

[Gareth Blades]

Thermal Wetland wrote:
> I have a virtual server with godaddy but can not compile DAHDI as it 
> complains that I do not have the correct kernel source.
> 
> The package installed is - kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.i686:
> Package kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.i686 already installed and 
> latest version
> Nothing to do
> 
> uname -a returns:
> Linux ip-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.ip.secureserver.net 
> <http://ip-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.ip.secureserver.net> 2.6.18-028stab064.7 #1 
> SMP Wed Aug 26 13:11:07 MSD 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> When I try to compile DAHDI it fails with:
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/src/asterisk/dahdi-linux-complete-2.3.0.1+2.3.0/linux/drivers/dahdi/firmware'
> You do not appear to have the sources for the 2.6.18-028stab064.7 kernel 
> installed.
> 
> Is there a way to trick DAHDI to use the installed kernel?
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> 
> -- 
> -Thermal
> 

What kernel versions do you have installed?

If you are currently running an older kernel but installed a newer 
kernel and sources but havent rebooted to activate the new one yet then 
it may still be trying to locate the source for the older running kernel.