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FGLRX Install problem

Hello everyone, my first post.

I have searched for a possible solution to my problem, but I have not been able to find one

I have been following the instructions on xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer but... I have hit a brick wall.

When running the command "fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version -flavour --added-modules fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6 modules_image" I get the follwoing error message:The changelog says we are creating 2.4.25, but I thought the version is 2.4.25-flavour
make: *** [modules_image] Error 1

I am looking for any possible suggestions, if I need to post an additional info let me know.

Thanks
Shawn

You have to have same flavour as you used with your kernel building. If you want to have an other flavour than your previous build, you have to make-kpkg clean the tree and remove+ reopen the modules to their build-locations.

Re: FGLRX Install problem

Quote:

Originally posted by SOBGTP
Hello everyone, my first post.

I have searched for a possible solution to my problem, but I have not been able to find one

I have been following the instructions on xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer but... I have hit a brick wall.

When running the command "fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version -flavour --added-modules fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6 modules_image" I get the follwoing error message:The changelog says we are creating 2.4.25, but I thought the version is 2.4.25-flavour
make: *** [modules_image] Error 1

I am looking for any possible suggestions, if I need to post an additional info let me know.

Thanks
Shawn

Never heard the -flavour option before I had to look it up here is what the man page for make-kpkg says.

Code:

--flavour foo

              This  option  is now deprecated in favor of --append_to_version.

              Sets the kernel flavour to the argument foo. The flavour is also

              appended  to  the  package  name. You need a patched Makefile to

              make  this  work  properly  (see  /usr/share/doc/kernel-pack-

              age/Flavours.gz).  It  may contain only lowercase alphanumerics

              and the characters - + . (full stop, hyphen, and  plus).  Upper-

              case  letter  are not permitted under the Policy for a new pack-

              age. NOTE: Hyphens are discouraged.  (Look at Chapters 4 of  the

              Policy  manual  for details). Please note that you shall need to

              make-kpkg clean FIRST if you wish to recompile the  kernel-image

              using a flavour.

You most likely want to forget entirely about the -flavour and just use the --append-to-version=1.2.3-1 replacing the 1.2.3-1 with what ever is on the end of the output of uname -r for the kernel you are running eg for my kernel.

Code:

[HappyTux:/home/stephen]# uname -r

2.6.8-rc2-ck6

So if I was using it then it would be --append-to-version=rc2-ck6.

-flavour is actually not an option (as its --flavour counterpart), but a parameter to --append-to-version. So it makes a kernel named 2.4.24-flavor. ;)