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

Bug #1103058 reported by Jakub Bitenc
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Downloade amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-legacy-linux-x86.x86_64.zip
Run "sudo sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-legacy-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/quantal"
Then "sudo dpkg -i fglrx*" and ended with bug report

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.970-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-22-generic
Date: Tue Jan 22 17:28:21 2013
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-22 22:24:10,209 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.970: added
 vboxhost, 4.2.4, 3.5.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT [1002:94c8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:011f]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-21 (458 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: Acer TravelMate 5720
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic root=UUID=06047790-2f94-41e2-aeae-673dce772cc5 ro acpi=force quiet splash pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx (not installed): 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: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
   Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
   Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
   Serial number of failed request: 25
   Current serial number in output stream: 26
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-22 (91 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/03/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.35
dmi.board.name: Tangiz
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.35:bd07/03/2008:svnAcer:pnTravelMate5720:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnTangiz:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: TravelMate 5720
dmi.product.version: 0100
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
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 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
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

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Jakub Bitenc (jakubjbitenc) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Tomasz Makarewicz (makson96) wrote :

As far as I checked 13.1 legacy do not provide script for Quantal, so you will need to do "--buildpkg Ubuntu/precise" instead of "--buildpkg Ubuntu/quantal".

Also X-Server 1.13 is still not supported. You will need to downgrade to 1.12.4.
I am not sure how it support kernel 3.5 - will need to check it.

When I will be sure, that everything is working fine on my testing machines I will update this ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/fglrx
So don't wory about manual install :)

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Anthony Harrington (linuxchemist) wrote :

Yeah, it seems i got my hopes up too soon when i read the phoronix article: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI4MDE

After nearly half a year, the new driver for 'legacy' users i.e. my gpu was made 3 years ago (ancient i know!), has been released and it seems to be purely for fixes related to playing games on steam. Not unwanted in itself, but that it's still capped on the X version it's compatible with (and the kernel? will it work on 3.5-3.8?) is really disappointing - and seriously hampers upgrading the OS to the next version.

Tomasz, we are indebted to you for making such a useful PPA, but i wish it wasn't necessary and that we wouldn't be waiting another 6 months or more for the next version, so i can finally use fglrx with a more uptodate kernel. The opensource radeon driver is great visually, but significantly worse at power management :(

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Alexander Dobetsberger (masternoob) wrote :

i thought they said it will support Xorg 1.13? O_o

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

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.

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