Linux 'Build' folder does not exist

[mydogbites]

HI There

I have recently installed fedora core 7 (kernel version 2.6.21) and have been trying to install drivers for a fiber channel card and a network card.

Only when I attempt to run the shell scripts it tells me that it cannot find the 'build' folder under:

/lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7/

I have attached a full example of what came on screen below.
Both drivers give me roughly the same error

I have browsed to this folder and the build folder is not there.

Have I forgotten to do something?

Im new to linux after being with windows for quite sometime so be gentle as im still getting used to the layout ;-)

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks alot
James

Terminal screen dump.

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7/build M=/myri10ge-linux.1.3.1/linux clean
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [clean] Error 2

 

[geirendre]

For you to compile a kernel-module (driver) like you are trying to do,
you need the Kernel headers installed.
Think you just need to install them with:

yum install kernel-devel

http://www.fedorafaq.org/

 

[mydogbites]

Thank you,

That did something I am now getting compaints about my gcc version. I have tried different versions but with the same results.

Any suggestions on this one?

Thanks again

James

Here is a dump of whats happening now:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-10.fc7/build M=/root/Download/myri10ge-linux.1.3.1/linux clean
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-10.fc7-i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 16: gcc: command not found
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-10.fc7-i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 17: gcc: command not found
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-10.fc7-i686'
CLEAN /root/Download/myri10ge-linux.1.3.1/linux/.tmp_versions
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-10.fc7-i686'
rm -f myri10ge_version.h myri10ge_checks.h

 

[geirendre]

Well since it says:

gcc: Command not found

The first thing I'd try would be:

yum install gcc

gcc The Gnu C Compiler is needed to compile
source-code into binary files.

HTH

BTW are these drivers not available in precompiled .rpm form?
so you would'nt need to compile them yourself?