Last night I upgraded my 2.4.22 kernel to the 2.6.3 kernel, and now I can't get the ATI drivers to compile. I downloaded the sources, compiled them, then rebooted into the new kernel. Then I unpacked the drivers, went to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ and applied the AMD and vmalloc patch, and attempted to run ./make.sh. Here is what happens:

ATI module generator V 2.0
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initializing...
cleaning...
patching 'highmem.h'...
skipping patch for 'drmP.h', not needed
skipping patch for 'drm_os_linux.h', not needed
assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x...
doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.3/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/darktyco/linux-2.6.3'
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
*** inconsistencies
CC arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s
In file included from include/asm/system.h:5,
from include/asm/processor.h:18,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/signal.h:4,
from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7:
include/linux/kernel.h:10:20: stdarg.h: No such file or directory
In file included from include/asm/system.h:5,
from include/asm/processor.h:18,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/signal.h:4,
from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7:
include/linux/kernel.h:71: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:71: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
include/linux/kernel.h:74: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:74: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
include/linux/kernel.h:78: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:78: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
make[2]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/darktyco/linux-2.6.3'
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2
build succeeded with return value 0
ln: `./fglrx.ko': File exists
duplicating results into driver repository...
cp: cannot stat `fglrx.ko': No such file or directory
done.
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You must change your working directory to /lib/modules/fglrx
and then call ./make_install.sh in order to install the built module.
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I don't get why its doing this, and I haven't heard of this problem yet before. Can anyone help me figure this one out?

Edit: I'm running Slackware 9.1 btw

Okay, so I have made a discovery and found my problem has something to do with compiling the kernel itself (as root.)

I moved the source out of my home directory and into /usr/src/linux-2.6.3, and updated the linux soft link. I then changed the link /lib/modules/2.6.3/build to the correct spot also. Now when I try to compile the sources themselves in this new location (as root) it gives me the same exact errors as above! Why is it that my regular user can compile them fine but as root I can't do it?

Also, this is not a new problem. Back when I compiled my 2.4.22 kernel, I was unable to compile the sources as root because I would get all sorts of errors like these. But when I moved them into my home directory and compiled them as a regular user everything went smoothly.

Can someone please tell me what's wrong with my system?

I'm not 100% sure but i don't think those errors are critical. At any rate take a look at this thread http://linuxquestions.org/questions/...r&pagenumber=1