package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 [modified: usr/src/fglrx-8.861/dkms.conf usr/src/fglrx-8.861/libfglrx_ip.a] failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[zeke sabestian]

my video card is radeon hd 5450 with 2gb memory. I use ubuntu 11.10 alpha 2.

/var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.861/build/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:117:28: fatal error: linux/smp_lock.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.861/build/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 [modified: usr/src/fglrx-8.861/dkms.conf usr/src/fglrx-8.861/libfglrx_ip.a]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 8 00:01:49 2011
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110705.1)
PackageVersion: 2:8.861-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 [modified: usr/src/fglrx-8.861/dkms.conf usr/src/fglrx-8.861/libfglrx_ip.a] failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

The patch that I wrote (replace-global-lock-with-a-driver-specific-mutex.patch) should already deal with the lack of the global lock in 3.0 kernels. Maybe the kernel version is not detected properly:

[: 272: Illegal number: 0-3-generic

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

What happens if you type the following command?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure fglrx

[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 790482, 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.

[zeke sabestian (zeke)]

I followed your instruction and I typed in sudo dpkg-reconfigure fglrx. after it reboot, it still fail again. I don't understand why ubuntu 11.04 works fine but not 11.10. I am not sure if ubuntu 11.10 supports my new ATI (radeon hd 5450 with 2gb ram).

[zeke sabestian (zeke)]

also gnome session failed to load too. How can I fix it? please