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01-28-2004, 08:25 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: s.c.
Distribution: slackware-current
Posts: 23
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ati driver compiling with wrong kernel source
im installing ati drivers from the suse ftp im running suse 9 i ran system update before installing the drivers but the drivers seem to be compiling with the wrong kernel soure agpgart runs fine but when i try insmod fglrx i get the following
linux:/lib/modules # insmod fglrx
Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_proc_entry_R448cb66c
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __alloc_pages_R0808c439
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_wait_queue_R17c614fa
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol register_chrdev_R3af595d9
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol irq_stat_R81eed952
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol create_proc_entry_R11ebb079
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol mem_map_Ra2dbbaa3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol contig_page_data_R41e32c13
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol init_mm_Rf0e844ad
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol unlock_page_Rbc6adb81
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol highmem_start_page_R259972b3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol add_wait_queue_R794cb9c3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __free_pages_Rd705b629
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for
assistance, only they can help you.
at this point i dont know what to do could anyone help me
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01-28-2004, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: New York, NY
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 1,286
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what does 'uname -a' say?
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01-28-2004, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: New York, NY
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 1,286
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also, what does "modprobe fglrx" do (not insmod)?
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01-30-2004, 09:28 PM
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#4
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: s.c.
Distribution: slackware-current
Posts: 23
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linux:/home/madcow007 # uname -a
Linux linux 2.4.21-99-athlon #1 Wed Sep 24 13:34:32 UTC 2003 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
linux:/home/madcow007 # modprobe fglrx
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_proc_entry_R448cb66c
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __alloc_pages_R0808c439
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_wait_queue_R17c614fa
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol register_chrdev_R3af595d9
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol irq_stat_R81eed952
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol create_proc_entry_R11ebb079
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol mem_map_Ra2dbbaa3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol contig_page_data_R41e32c13
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol init_mm_Rf0e844ad
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol unlock_page_Rbc6adb81
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol highmem_start_page_R259972b3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol add_wait_queue_R794cb9c3
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __free_pages_Rd705b629
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for
assistance, only they can help you.
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod fglrx failed
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01-30-2004, 09:37 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: New York, NY
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 1,286
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and "modinfo fglrx"?
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01-31-2004, 02:55 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: s.c.
Distribution: slackware-current
Posts: 23
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linux:/home/madcow007 # modinfo fglrx
filename: /lib/modules/2.4.21-99-athlon/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o
description: "ATI Fire GL"
author: "Fire GL - ATI Research GmbH, Germany"
license: "Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY"
parm: firegl string
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02-01-2004, 04:20 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: s.c.
Distribution: slackware-current
Posts: 23
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sorry to do this but "bump" im just really stumped i got it working on another pc for someone else today did the same exact thing i did to mine i just cant figure out what wrong
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02-15-2004, 10:04 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
Distribution: Fedora Core
Posts: 11
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I have the same problem
2.4.22-1.2166.nptl
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