fglrx (not installed): fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Steven Beer]

Try to install catalyst driver 12.8 failed to build fgrlx kernel modules.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.15-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg: [ 2700.340107] atl1c 0000:01:00.0: vpd r/w failed. This is likely a firmware bug on this device. Contact the card vendor for a firmware update.
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-14-generic
Date: Tue Sep 11 19:38:19 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.982: added
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320] [1002:9806] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:9082]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120911)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCYB3V1E
PackageVersion: (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-14-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx (not installed): fglrx kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/09/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: R0190Z7
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrR0190Z7:bd09/09/2011:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCYB3V1E:pvrC902RAYX:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCYB3V1E
dmi.product.version: C902RAYX
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120903.e1673d20.is.git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120903.e1673d20.is.git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.6-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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 1025488, 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. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.