failed to install ati video driver for firepro 7740 mobile

[vieri]

don't know what else to say. sorry but i'm a newbe in linux. should you need additional info, please mail me

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 1 14:47:56 2010
DkmsStatus:
 blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.32-16-generic, x86_64: built
 blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: built
 blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: built
 fglrx, 8.723.1: added
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: CAELinux2010 - Release amd64
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M6500
PackageVersion: 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=dfb1c75b-0301-4759-b8ac-f262af920b9d ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0R1203
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd06/07/2010:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0R1203:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M6500
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: command ['glxinfo'] failed with exit code -11:
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 671868, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.