Failure to get fglrx to build using Maverick kernel (kernel ppa)
Deryl R. Doucette
david at pgpkeys.net
Tue Sep 14 02:53:32 UTC 2010
On 10-09-13 07:45 PM, Christopher Chan wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2010 05:47 AM, Deryl R. Doucette wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've added the ppa kernel/ppa entry and updated my pkg cache. I downloaded:
>>
>> linux-headers-2.6.35-19
>> linux-headers-2.6.35-19-generic
>> linux-image-2.6.35-19-generic
>>
>> When I tried to build the fglrx ATI kernel module, I ran into the
>> problem that the module would not build because it could not find the
>> proper headers. Is there a variable or something I need to prepopulate
>> to make it work, such that it can tell what kernel headers are to be used?
>>
>>
>
> Are you already running 2.6.35-19? Is there a symlink to the headers
> from the appropriate modules directory?
>
Did not realize that I had to symlink *anything* when using the
packages. I know I do for source tarballs, but the packages are supposed
to do that automatically.
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Deryl R. Doucette
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