I try to install my video card driver but I get this error: [Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module

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Please open a terminal post the results of the entire output of...

Also, What distribution and version of Linux are you using? What is the brand and model (and model number) of your computer? Were you trying to install the "fglrx" driver and if so, how were you trying to install it? By command line?

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I am using Arch Linux and I never used it before so maybe it's something simple that I don't know. I tried installing in command line in the TUI and yes it's the fglrx driver and it's from the amd website. My computer is an Acer Aspire X3-100 and my video card is a Ati Radeon HD 7660D. I had problem with Xorg first but I fixed them with an older version of my driver and I'm trying to update it and now with this driver I can start Xorg sucessfully but when I play games I get very low fps and I didn't have low fps on linux mint. I don't know if it's because of that error.

I got this in the terminal :

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7660D] [1002:9901]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:070a]
Kernel driver in use: fglrx_pci
Kernel modules: radeon, fglrx
00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller [1002:9902]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:070a]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port [1022:1415]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port [1022:1417]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport

Hi...

Thank you for the information you provided, however, the lspci report shows you are running the fglrx driver.

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Like ardvark said the kernel is already providing support for your ATI card. The fglrx driver is in use.

Why would you want to install another driver?

The AMD proprietary drivers are buggy and make a mess of the on screen graphics.
-::-You're better off with the open src driver.-::-

I've never had any good results from the AMD Catalyst proprietary drivers.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...st&redirect=no

If it isn't broke don't fix it. If you can't fix it don't break it. You reap what you tweak.

Well I was trying to update it but I got this error. I thought it was because of this that I got low fps so I will try the open source driver and see if it's better.

Ubuntu and Linux Mint has a Driver Manager that updates the fglrx driver for you.
I've never ran Arch Linux so I'm not sure how you would update that driver.
The fglrx driver that is already in use on your system looks good.
Are you having graphic's issues?

Driver updates generally are taken care of when the kernel is updated.

If you use "out-of-tree" drivers (e.g. binary blobs, like nVidia/ATI), then those drivers will obviously not be updated with the kernel; it's up to their developers to release new versions that work with newer kernels, and up to you (or to your distro's repositories) to upgrade them.
That's why I stay away from AMD Catalyst Drivers.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI
http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/grap...datelinux.html

One of our Moderators had the same error-

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...urrent-936784/

Hi...

Just for future reference, this is important information to share in your initial post to save, perhaps, one or two steps.

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Everything finally work now. I installed the open source driver and they work perfectly. Thanks everyone for your help!

You're welcome

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You're Welcome-

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