package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[William Hunt]

I have an Dell Inspiron 15R with and AMD 64 bit microprocessor. I installed the updates after loading 10.04(64 bit AMD version) and then tried to load the driver for the ATI/AMD fglrx graphics driver. It went part of the way and then failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 14 16:34:30 2011
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.723.1: added
 bcmwl, 5.60.48.36+bdcom, 2.6.32-27-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.60.48.36+bdcom, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron M5010
PackageVersion: 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=ae8666fb-1281-459f-89c8-84b95047d35a 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: 06/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: Inspiron M5010
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A05
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A05
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd06/04/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspironM5010:pvrA05:rvnDellInc.:rnInspironM5010:rvrA05:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA05:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron M5010
dmi.product.version: A05
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-27-generic