package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Randeep Jalli]

Running Natty 11.04, fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4, trying to install a new kernel, going from 2.6.38-8-generic to 2.6.39 and it gave me this in terminal :

randeep@randeep:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.39-0 linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic --fix-missing
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-2.6.39 linux-source-2.6.39 linux-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-headers-2.6.39-0 linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic
  linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 48.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 214 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic i386 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [36.5 MB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-headers-2.6.39-0 all 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [11.4 MB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic i386 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [884 kB]
Fetched 48.7 MB in 7min 22s (110 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic.
(Reading database ... 137971 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic (from .../linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.39-0.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.39-0 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.39-0_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic (from .../linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_i386.deb) ...
Setting up firmware-b43-installer (4.150.10.5-5) ...
Not supported low-power chip with PCI id 14e4:4315!
Aborting.
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-0-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.39-0-generic
 * bcmwl (5.60.48.36+bdcom)... [ OK ]
 * fglrx (8.840)... [fail]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-0-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda2
done
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.39-0 (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.39-0-generic
 * bcmwl (5.60.48.36+bdcom)... [ OK ]
 * fglrx (8.840)... [fail]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 firmware-b43-installer
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Is this version of fglrx just not compatible with this kernel? if so my bad...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri May 13 07:46:44 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageVersion: 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 774668, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.