Okay, got x and gnome installed... and I'm trying to install the proprietary driver from ati. I downloaded the .run file from ati, and the installer has an error loading the kernel module.

Here is the output from the installer

[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
cleaning...
patching 'highmem.h'...
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/2.6.12.5/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12.5'
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agp3.o
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/nvidia-agp.o
CC [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.o
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function `__fgl_agp_init':
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8173: warning: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:106)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function `__fgl_agp_cleanup':
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8183: warning: `pm_unregister_all' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:116)
...

[More compilation stuff- cut off to not make thread to long]...


deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:568)
LD [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_agpgart/fglrx_agp.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_agpgart/fglrx_agp.mod.o
LD [M] /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_agpgart/fglrx_agp.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12.5'
AGPGART build succeeded with return value 0
finished compiling for fglrx_agp
duplicating results into driver repository...
done.
==============================
- creating symlink
- recreating module dependency list
- trying a sample load of the kernel modules
failed.
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to install compiled kernel module


Any help anyone could give would be appreciated.

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