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

[Lucas Partridge]

Please see http://askubuntu.com/questions/290583/how-to-use-ubuntu-13-04-with-ati-rv635-mobility-radeon-hd-3650-graphics-card

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.970-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-19-generic
Date: Sat May 4 23:19:12 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-05-03 11:02:58,369 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.970: added
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV635/M86 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] [1002:9591] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02a0]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-21 (865 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1737
MarkForUpload: True
PackageVersion: (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=2fd24956-c14b-4751-89ad-dde3ff1c5b64 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: 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 raring on 2013-05-03 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0P786H
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A09
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A09
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd04/14/2011:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1737:pvrA09:rvnDellInc.:rn0P786H:rvrA09:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA09:
dmi.product.name: Studio 1737
dmi.product.version: A09
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.1-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

As the page you linked to says, you need to downgrade the X server to use the Legacy driver with Ubuntu 13.04. The makson96 PPA offers a way to do that, but you do not have it installed (and it's not officially supported or recommended by Ubuntu to downgrade critical packages like that). As such, I'm marking this bug a duplicate. Thanks.

[Lucas Partridge (oakwing)]

Hi Daniel. That's exactly what I did when I upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 - used the makson96 PPA. That worked for 12.10 but it didn't work for 13.04. So are you saying there is no way I can use ubuntu 13.04 with my laptop then? I don't care what driver I use as long as I can see my screen! If I can't get 13.04 to work I'll have to go back to 12.10, which would be a shame.

[Lucas Partridge (oakwing)]

I reinstalled ubuntu 12.04 LTS in the end. The display is fine there.