fglrx 2:9.000-0ubuntu1: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Lyle Eckert]

I installed the catalyst 12.9 drivers, and everything seemed to work fine with doing a download from amd's site, doing a dpkg install of the three .deb files that were created.

After a reboot, the initial login screen seems right I then logged in, and got nothing but a blank screen, I tried removing the new etc/X11/xorg.conf that was created and put the original back, and that didn't seem to do anything.

I then installed 12.8 catalyst drivers over the top, and it still doesn't work, so I am trying to figure it out.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.982-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-17-generic
Date: Tue Oct 16 16:12:11 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-16 11:00:21,709 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.982: added
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device [1002:9903] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0696]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-551
PackageVersion: 2:9.000-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=e5ff7c4e-7192-46f1-8fe8-9c0fcf3fdc52 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx 2:9.000-0ubuntu1: fglrx kernel module failed to build
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
   Major opcode of failed request: 153 (GLX)
   Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
   Serial number of failed request: 22
   Current serial number in output stream: 22
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-16 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/04/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.02
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_CM
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.02:bd05/04/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-551:pvrV1.02:rvnAcer:rnVA50_CM:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-551
dmi.product.version: V1.02
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Lyle Eckert (utherpup)]

I was able to figure out a little more about it. When I said it wasn't working before, basically it wouldn't show anything but a blank desktop after you logged in. The right click menu still worked, as well as the settings and stuff from there.

I was finally able to get it back by removing the catalyst drivers following the instructions here:
http://ubuntutechnical.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/install-ati-official-drivers-in-ubuntu/

 Then reinstalling the fglrx by running
sudo apt-get fglrx

[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.