fglrx 2:14.200-0ubuntu1: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Freyr Gunnar Ólafsson]

After upgrading from 14.04 to 14.10 X fails to boot. After re-building fglrx modle, installing and rebooting X still won't start.
Purged fglrx and fglrx-dev.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.16.0-23-generic
Date: Thu Oct 23 21:49:25 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-10-23 21:53:48,727 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 4.3.18, 3.13.0-37-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.3.18, 3.16.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature: dkms:fglrx:2:14.200-0ubuntu1:/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] Bonaire XT [Radeon HD 7790/8770 / R9 260 OEM] [1002:665c] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:226a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-10 (286 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M.
PackageVersion: 2:14.200-0ubuntu1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-23-generic root=UUID=72f3dfbb-51d8-48bd-bdd9-47d66bd1227b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: fglrx 2:14.200-0ubuntu1: fglrx kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-23 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FCb
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 990FXA-UD5
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrFCb:bd05/31/2013:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn990FXA-UD5:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
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~exp1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Oct 23 22:26:01 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[David (dawid934-3)]

This same for me, i tried install via binary downloaded directly from AMD this was finished black screen after reboot.
So i tried also via additional drivers and this program can't even install fglrx.

i use Ubuntu 14.10 64Bit, Vaio VPCEB3M1E,ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 ,if somone need any log let me know.

Regards, David

[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.