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

[Carlo]

trying to install catalyst 12.4 un ubuntu 12.10 I get this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.961-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-21-generic
Date: Thu Feb 21 16:24:35 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.961: added
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 7400 Series] [1002:677b] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:249f]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-26 (86 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard p6-2312el
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=2e9203a8-b83b-4542-9464-0573af420737 ro quiet splash 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgLogOld:

dmi.bios.date: 08/29/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: 8.07
dmi.board.name: 2ADA
dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC2388M2J
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAMI:bvr8.07:bd08/29/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnp6-2312el:pvr:rvnFoxconn:rn2ADA:rvr1.00:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: p6-2312el
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
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

[Matthias Uschok (uschok)]

The version of catalyst you are trying to install uses do_mmap(), which is deprecated since kernel 3.4 or 3.5. Have you tried installing the package fglrx (or fglrx-updates, both currently version 2:9.000) from quantal? That should work just fine.

[Carlo (x-carlo94)]

I tried installing the drivers from the "software sorces"(I don't know how's it called in english, that's a literal tranlation from italian). Normal fglrx installed but nothing changed in terms of performance.When I rebooted after installing fglrx-updates and I logged ubuntu said compiz had crashed, so windows' borders, the bar on the top, and the launcher bar didn't work (using the terminal I returned to the open drivers.
I was trying that version of Catalyst because the newer ones (like the 13.1) said "no supported adapters detected" and I'm using an AMD radeon HD 7450, that should be supported.

[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.