package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Fernando Luco]

I updated using Update Manager and this package gave an error message, saying that it couldn't be installed. The command given below only gives that the package is not installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 24 08:36:01 2010
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.723.1: added
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 147e:1000 Upek
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System76, Inc. Pangolin Performance
PackageVersion: 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=41f1ded8-a841-402a-97a6-a791edc30c5b ro quiet splash acpi_os_name=Linux acpi_osi=Linux
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: CALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: W76x/M77xCUH
dmi.board.vendor: CLEVO
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: CLEVO
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000:bd06/07/2010:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnPangolinPerformance:pvrpanp7:rvnCLEVO:rnW76x/M77xCUH:rvrNotApplicable:cvnCLEVO:ct9:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Pangolin Performance
dmi.product.version: panp7
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic

[bugbot (bugbot)]

Looks like you ran into an glitch trying to install or update the fglrx
driver on your Lucid installation. Unfortunately, the necessary build
logs were not attached to this bug report, so we cannot analyze it.

While fglrx is a proprietary driver, it includes an open source kernel
driver wrapper to interface with the kernel. This chunk of code has to
be re-compiled for whatever version of kernel you have installed, at the
time of installation.

The most typical reason why this fails is a discrepancy between the
kernel version installed (or being installed) and the version(s)
supported by fglrx. Another common reason is something set up
incorrectly with the gcc compiler.

It appears one of these things happened when you encountered this bug;
however normally the errors are captured in log files and attached to
the bug report. Since this didn't happen in this case, we can't say for
certain what went wrong.

Hopefully you have already figured out a solution. If not, consider the
kernel version vs. fglrx version requirements and look for a compatible
combination.

If you need further help getting fglrx installed, I'd suggest looking to
one of the various technical support forums, such as
http://askubuntu.com.