crystalhd kernel module fails to build on 3.5.x kernel [fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory]

[Niels Mayer]

After updating 12.04.1 LTS to 'quantal' kernel, module "crystalhd" fails to build due to missing headers such as asm/system.h -- similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/993506 and similarly, solved by copying missing x86 headers from ARM. Note that the original 12.04.1 LTS kernel did not have this problem with 'crystalhd-dkms' and module "crystalhd" ...

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npm@meegotab:~$ sudo apt-get install crystalhd-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  linux-headers
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  crystalhd-dkms
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/736 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,765 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package crystalhd-dkms.
(Reading database ... 265224 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking crystalhd-dkms (from .../crystalhd-dkms_1%3a0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19-4.1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up crystalhd-dkms (1:0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19-4.1) ...
Loading new crystalhd-0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-37-generic
Building initial module for 3.5.0-37-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.5.0-37-generic (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/crystalhd/0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19/build/make.log for more information.
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To fix, I did the following as root (which needs to be redone on each quantal kernel upgrade until this bug is fixed):

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cd /usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-37/arch/
cp arm/include/asm/system.h x86/include/asm/
cp arm/include/asm/compiler.h x86/include/asm/
cp arm/include/asm/system_info.h x86/include/asm/
cp arm/include/asm/system_misc.h x86/include/asm/
apt-get purge crystalhd-dkms
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Now the package builds successfully:

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apt-get install crystalhd-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  linux-headers
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  crystalhd-dkms
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/736 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,765 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package crystalhd-dkms.
(Reading database ... 265224 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking crystalhd-dkms (from .../crystalhd-dkms_1%3a0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19-4.1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up crystalhd-dkms (1:0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19-4.1) ...
Loading new crystalhd-0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-37-generic
Building initial module for 3.5.0-37-generic
Done.

crystalhd:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-37-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install completed.
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And works (after starting youtube in browser with /etc/adobe/mms.cfg containing lines
EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1
OverrideGPUValidation=true)

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npm@meegotab:~$ lsmod | grep crystal
crystalhd 80471 2
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-37-generic 3.5.0-37.58~precise1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-37.58~precise1-generic 3.5.7.16
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-37-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: npm 1950 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: npm 1950 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe400000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1b0a00c7,00100100'
   Controls : 23
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Tue Jul 30 10:32:46 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f1eecaff-c75e-4fb5-9f62-b510fa2e9acc
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.1)
MachineType: EXOPC EXOPG06411
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-37-generic root=UUID=75e86ab3-cf6e-428d-879f-03fdef91f7d3 ro quiet splash i8042.noloop=1 usbhid.quirks=0xeef:0x72a1:0x40 vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.6
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: Lucid-CE-133
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: EXOPG06411
dmi.board.vendor: EXOPC
dmi.board.version: R2.0/R1.1
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: EXOPC
dmi.chassis.version: R2.0/R1.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrLucid-CE-133:bd11/22/2010:svnEXOPC:pnEXOPG06411:pvrR2.0/R1.1:rvnEXOPC:rnEXOPG06411:rvrR2.0/R1.1:cvnEXOPC:ct1:cvrR2.0/R1.1:
dmi.product.name: EXOPG06411
dmi.product.version: R2.0/R1.1
dmi.sys.vendor: EXOPC

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