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

[Paulo Pavačić]

Cant' install fglrx 14.200 drivers on Ubuntu 14.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: fglrx 2:14.200-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-14.20-generic 3.16.2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.16.0-14-generic
Date: Tue Sep 16 11:56:49 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-09-16 01:46:51,032 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked)
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 14.200: added
DuplicateSignature: dkms:fglrx:(not installed):/var/lib/dkms/fglrx/14.200/build/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1787:5: error: incompatible types when returning type 'kuid_t' but 'KCL_TYPE_Uid' was expected
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde XT [Radeon HD 7770/8760 / R7 250X] [1002:683d] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:3233]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-15 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageVersion: (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-14-generic root=UUID=4fde4e15-861e-4a4d-86fa-b205c4ddb4fa ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx (not installed): fglrx kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-15 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0416
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5QPL-AM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0416:bd06/22/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5QPL-AM:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.2.6-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.2.6-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep 16 08:38:52 2014
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: radeon

[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 1288404, 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.

[Cameron Banowsky (cameronbanowsky)]

fglrx damn you!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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