rpi-kernel-headers does not create the build directory for make about nexmon HOT 3 CLOSED

uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 4.9.13-v7+ #974 SMP DATE TIME armv7l GNU/Linux

I ended up downloading the file
linux-headers-4.9.13-v7+_4.9.13-v7+-2_armhf.deb
from here
https://www.niksula.hut.fi/~mhiienka/Rpi/linux-headers-rpi/

waiting on samba copy... but will do below and post back
And manually extract it and copy the /usr/ folder to /usr/ on the Pi and do

ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-4.9.13-v7+/ /lib/modules/4.9.13-v7+/build

The build symlink wasn't present and the /usr/src/linux**** for my running kernel wasn't present either, and both were found in the deb package posted above. Some people on the RPi forums had this problem and the solution they came up with was something to do with compiling from source. Way over complicated when the fix is as easy as this. The kernel source for 4.4.50+ and 4.4.50-v7+ were present, but not the newer ones.

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I did all this and now I'm getting

ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.
include/generated/autoconf.h or /include/config/auto.conf are missing.
Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.

When I run the make oldconfig in the kernel source I am getting way too many questions that are way over my head. Has anyone successfully compiled this on the latest Raspbian Jessie? (4.9.13-v7+ kernel)

The instructions posted do not work if you have done a sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade.

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Hi knuxyl

I'm dealing with the same problem,
please tell me how to solve this problem

make[1]: *** /lib/modules/4.9.59-v7+/build: No such file or directory.
and
include/generated/autoconf.h or /include/config/auto.conf are missing.

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