Re: specific kernel configuration for graphic card driver
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On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Panayiotis Karabassis <panayk@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 05/01/2011 09:22 AM, lina wrote:
>> Thanks for providing me the links and information.
>
> You are welcome!
>
>> Part 1:
>>
>> last time I tried that one (install from squeeze one), it popped some
>> errors like:
>>
>>
>> $ more /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log
>>
>> Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.831.2/source ->
>> /usr/src/fglrx-8.831.2
>>
>> DKMS: add Completed.
>>
>> Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
>>
>> Building module:
>> cleaning build area....
>> cd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.831.2/build; sh make.sh --nohints
>> --uname_r=2.6.38-mbp8
>> 2-nhg --norootcheck.....(bad exit status: 1)
>> 0
>> 0
>> [Error] Kernel Module : Failed to build fglrx-8.831.2 with DKMS
>> [Error] Kernel Module : Removing fglrx-8.831.2 from DKMS
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Deleting module version: 8.831.2
>> completely from the DKMS tree.
>> ------------------------------
>> Done.
>
> We could research this further. But it's probably not worth it, because,
> if your card is new, it will require a recent driver, which is not
> available in Squeeze.
>
>> Part 2:
>>
>> Later my collage told me to build the sid one. I downloaded, but met
>> the dependency problems.
>>
>> the org-video-abi-8
>>
>> which needed update the xserver-xorg-core. But I met the conflict of
>> updating the xserver-xorg-core sepearately, it would remove lots of
>> other packages. so I just gave up.
>>
>> Part 3:
>>
>> Is it possible to update xserver-xorg-core from stable one to unstable
>> one? without something I worry that I can't handle.
>
> Have you tried the driver in Wheezy (testing)? It may have more relaxed
> dependencies and still be up to date. But it probably won't.
>
> So let's do this. Try to compile the fglrx package from sid on squeeze.
>
> $ apt-get source ${fglrx-package-name}
> $ cd ${fglrx-package-name}
>
> Now edit debian/control and remove build and non-build dependencies as
> necessary. Remove or relax the version strings, so it will build and run
> on squeeze.
>
> Now you will need the devscripts package and the build-dependencies of
> the fglrx package. Install these manually or try (may not work):
>
> $ sudo apt-get build-dep ${fglrx-package-name}
> $ sudo aptitude install devscripts
>
> Now run debuild from the sources' dir. You may want to run dch to update
> the revision. You may also need to install some other packages: apt-file
> is your friend. There will be errors towards the end, regarding missing
> gpg keys, but ignore these.
>
> A package will be built outside the sources' dir and you can go from there.
>
>> Thanks and best regards,
>>
>> lina
>
> You are welcome, but it may be worth waiting for someone more
> knowledgeable than I to reply.
>
> - --
> Best Regards,
> Panayiotis Karabassis
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Best Regards,
lina
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