[Bug 782156] Re: package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 776895 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776895

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 774668
   package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 776895
   fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 fails to build against 2.6.39 kernels, due to missing linux/smp_lock.h

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Title:
  package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel
  module failed to build

Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running Natty 11.04, fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4, trying to install a new
  kernel, going from 2.6.38-8-generic to 2.6.39 and it gave me this in
  terminal :

  
  randeep at randeep:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.39-0 linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic --fix-missing
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
    fdutils linux-doc-2.6.39 linux-source-2.6.39 linux-tools
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    linux-headers-2.6.39-0 linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic
    linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic
  0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 48.7 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 214 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic i386 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [36.5 MB]
  Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-headers-2.6.39-0 all 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [11.4 MB]
  Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kernel-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic i386 2.6.39-0.5~20110427 [884 kB]
  Fetched 48.7 MB in 7min 22s (110 kB/s)                                         
  Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic.
  (Reading database ... 137971 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic (from .../linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_i386.deb) ...
  Done.
  Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.39-0.
  Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.39-0 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.39-0_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_all.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic.
  Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic (from .../linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic_2.6.39-0.5~20110427_i386.deb) ...
  Setting up firmware-b43-installer (4.150.10.5-5) ...
  Not supported low-power chip with PCI id 14e4:4315!
  Aborting.
  dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-installer (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up linux-image-2.6.39-0-generic (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-0-generic
  W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
   * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.39-0-generic          
   *       bcmwl (5.60.48.36+bdcom)...                                     [ OK ] 
   *       fglrx (8.840)...                                                [fail] 
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-0-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda2
  done
  Setting up linux-headers-2.6.39-0 (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
  Setting up linux-headers-2.6.39-0-generic (2.6.39-0.5~20110427) ...
  Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
   * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.39-0-generic          
   *       bcmwl (5.60.48.36+bdcom)...                                     [ OK ] 
   *       fglrx (8.840)...                                                [fail] 
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.39-0-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-0-generic
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   firmware-b43-installer
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  
  Is this version of fglrx just not compatible with this kernel? if so my bad...

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri May 13 07:46:44 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageVersion: 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  Title: package fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7