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Hi there,
i've been following your instructions to install the driver for my video card (ATI mobility RADEON 9000 IGP), but when i try to run rpm -Uh --force fglrx_4_3_0-8.20.8-1.i386.rpm I have this problem ... PLEASE HELP
# rpm -Uh --force fglrx_4_3_0-8.20.8-1.i386.rpm
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol yield_Rsmp_760a0f4f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __get_free_pages_Rsmp_4784e424
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol try_inc_mod_count_Rsmp_e6105b23
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_write_config_byte_Rsmp_62c99bc3
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol block_all_signals_Rsmp_4b34fbf5
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol free_irq_Rsmp_f20dabd8
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol disable_irq_Rsmp_3ce4ca6f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_read_config_dword_Rsmp_43e318de
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol boot_cpu_data_Rsmp_0657d037
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __free_pages_Rsmp_8b5bac83
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_write_config_dword_Rsmp_7fbf61ba
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol request_module_Rsmp_27e4dc04
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol inter_module_register_Rsmp_62dada05
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol zone_table_Rsmp_0d4e04fb
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __out_of_line_bug_Rsmp_8b0fd3c5
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_find_capability_Rsmp_fd6a6c39
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol iounmap_Rsmp_5fb196d4
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol register_chrdev_Rsmp_81aab63a
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol unlock_page_Rsmp_37b8de42
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_read_config_word_Rsmp_d25f3240
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol inter_module_get_request_Rsmp_b69f826b
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_find_slot_Rsmp_1de8747c
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __generic_copy_to_user_Rsmp_d523fdd3
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol mtrr_del_Rsmp_272d394e
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol lock_page_Rsmp_43cf7616
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol add_wait_queue_Rsmp_d91fb263
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_wait_queue_Rsmp_b2c44425
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol create_proc_entry_Rsmp_b8fa02cf
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol si_meminfo_Rsmp_b3a307c6
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol mem_map_Rsmp_411fe2f0
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol unregister_chrdev_Rsmp_c192d491
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __vmalloc_Rsmp_79995c5b
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pm_unregister_all_Rsmp_ba4fe124
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remap_page_range_Rsmp_415188d1
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol sprintf_Rsmp_1d26aa98
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_devices_Rsmp_7a84b102
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __ioremap_Rsmp_9eac042a
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_read_config_byte_Rsmp_0e425a9e
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pm_register_Rsmp_027ebe5e
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol printk_Rsmp_1b7d4074
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol kfree_Rsmp_037a0cba
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol _alloc_pages_Rsmp_c57832b3
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol init_mm_Rsmp_d84869e6
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol inter_module_unregister_Rsmp_7a9e845e
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol vsprintf_Rsmp_954cbb26
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol free_pages_Rsmp_9941ccb8
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol mtrr_add_Rsmp_56179c5f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol vfree_Rsmp_2fd1d81c
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol inter_module_put_Rsmp_6b99f7d8
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol kmalloc_Rsmp_93d4cfe6
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_write_config_word_Rsmp_97d04e11
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol remove_proc_entry_Rsmp_b2b7bf58
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol enable_irq_Rsmp_fcec0987
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol unblock_all_signals_Rsmp_0a2487e0
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol schedule_Rsmp_4292364c
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __const_udelay_Rsmp_eae3dfd6
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol change_page_attr_Rsmp_94c27d5d
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __udelay_Rsmp_9e7d6bd0
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol high_memory_Rsmp_8a7d1c31
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __generic_copy_from_user_Rsmp_116166aa
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol jiffies_Rsmp_0da02d67
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol request_irq_Rsmp_0c60f2e0
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_enable_device_Rsmp_30af41e2
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol __wake_up_Rsmp_b76c5f1e
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_find_class_Rsmp_f6ba1559
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol pci_find_device_Rsmp_2ec905d7
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved symbol find_vma_Rsmp_799cd4b5
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license and it has unresolved symbols. The module may be trying to access GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or user error. Contact the module supplier for assistance, only they can help you.
I'm using Debian 3.1 and have made a few errors, but still.
I downloaded the installer and the .rpm - and tried to get that to work before I realized that I'd actually read the line about using alien and installing the .deb.
When I finally got that straight, this is what I got back:
Code:
arthur:/usr/local# dpkg -i fglrx-4-3-0_8.28.8-2_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 111561 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fglrx-4-3-0 (from fglrx-4-3-0_8.28.8-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing fglrx-4-3-0_8.28.8-2_i386.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2', which is also in package xlibmesa-gl
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
fglrx-4-3-0_8.28.8-2_i386.deb
arthur:/usr/local#
Okay, I got the driver downloaded as .rpm. Used alien to get it to .deb. Installed with dpkg. Patched with the patch from following the link above. Sort of. Following the instructions for installing the patch and I've done the patch -p1 bit and that went fine. Then the sh make.sh bit went fine. But when I got to cd ..
./make_install.sh it all blew up. I keep getting:
Quote:
arthur:/lib/modules/fglrx# ./make_install.sh
- recreating module dependency list
- trying a sample load of the kernel modules
FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation not permitted
failed.
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