package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[col reilly]

just ran the usual 'additional drivers' app to install the fglrx drivers. all other packages up to date. first time this has happened with a stable release for me.
machine would boot to desktop after this error. had to run
apt-get remove fglrx
to rememdy the problem.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Aug 28 10:56:07 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.840: added
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc M880G [Mobility Radeon HD 4200] [1002:9712] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3635]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
PackageVersion: 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=3434804d-9d72-4b37-8aed-00bf5a5de4aa ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p'] failed with exit code -11:
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.14
dmi.board.name: 3635
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 33.23
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.14:bd03/22/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr049D210000241210000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3635:rvr33.23:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 049D210000241210000020000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[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 776895, 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.