fglrx 2:8.970-0ubuntu1: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Jared Bills]

I was following this guide (below), except substituting for the 13.1 Legacy drivers for my Radeon HD 4890, and I got to the part where I depackaged the first debian package and the error happened. My end goal is to get Steam and some of its games running on my version of Ubuntu.

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Quantal_Installation_Guide#Installing_Catalyst_Manually_.28from_AMD.2FATI.27s_site.29_BETA.2FEXPERIMENTAL

sudo dpkg -i fglrx_*.deb

Note: Extra details should be filled in below with the automated reporter.

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
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-22-generic
Date: Tue Jan 22 22:58:15 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.970: added
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV790 [Radeon HD 4890] [1002:9460] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e115]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-22 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7577
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: 2:8.970-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic root=UUID=50227e2b-fdef-45d3-9112-f04245e97fe9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx 2:8.970-0ubuntu1: 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: 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.17
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 790FX-GD70(MS-7577)
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.17:bd02/18/2011:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7577:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rn790FX-GD70(MS-7577):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7577
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
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

[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.