Installing Ati driver Error No kernel build enviroment

[cpri]

Hello,

when I try to install the latest ATI driver (8.41.7) I get the following errors in the
/usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log


[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Error] Kernel Module : No kernel module build environment - please consult readme.


As far as I can understand the fglrx kernel module isn't installed.

I tried to do this by hand by installing the kmod-fglrx for my kernel version
(2.6.22.9-91.fc7).
When I use yum to install this I get the following error

Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-x86_64 = 2.6.22.7-85.fc7 is needed by package kmod-fglrx


To avoid this I downloaded the right version from rpm.pbone.net
When I install the rpm I get the message
fglrx-kmod-common is missing.

When I continue downloading the right rpm's I got a circular reference.
fglrx-kmod-common is needed but istalling the module that contains this needs the kmod-fglrx.

The question now is how do I install the fglrx kernel module.
Another option is to build the right packags my self but I don't now how to do this
(I saw a line here on the forum from some day's a go but I can't find it anymore it was something like)

ati-driver-installer*.run --builpkg

[cpri]

I tried

/Data/Downloads/Linux/ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg /Data


As far as I know this will buld the right packeges for my system. But I get an error

The distribution '' is not supported


How can I solve this

[cpri]

Sorry I solved it my self by typing

/Data/Downloads/Linux/ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/FC7


But now I get

Generating package: Fedora/FC7
Requested package is not supported.


I do I resolve this one

[cpri]

Ok I found that one myself as wel it's now /F7 and not /FC7 since there's no core anymore.
But now the output is like this

Generating package: Fedora/F7
Please install an appropriate Linux kernel module build package.
The package(s) you need are likely kernel-devel and/or kernel-headers.
If you've compiled a custom kernel, make sure /usr/src/linux exists
and the source tree matches the currently running kernel.
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.zX3709


This isn't clear by me. What do I have to do (I running a 64 bit version so maby that will help)

[markkuk]

Install the kernel-devel and kernel-headers packages, just as the message says.

[cpri]

Ok Installed them and now my package are builing, but I get an error


RPM build errors:
File not found by glob: /tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.41.7-1-3954-root/tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.41.7-1.f7-root-root/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/*


How can I solve this

[cpri]

Ok I checked the ouput and there are 2 things that are interseeting (I think they are)

At the begining of the build I get the following messages

ln: creating symbolic link `x700': Operation not supported
ln: creating symbolic link `x700_64a': Operation not supported
Generating package: Fedora/F7
ln: creating symbolic link `./fglrx_dri.so': Operation not supported
ln: creating symbolic link `./fglrx_dri.so': Operation not supported
Package build failed!


And half way thebuilding process the following messages comes up

==============================
You must change your working directory to /tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.41.7-1-3700-root/tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.41.7-1.f7-root-root/lib/modules/fglrx
and then call ./make_install.sh in order to install the built module.
==============================


How can I solve these errors

[cpri]

I found someone with the same error on

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13025&postcount=63


But I'm not sure what I have to do

[cpri]

Ok I figured it out.
I extracted the ati-driver*.run to a temp folder.
I adjusted the fglrx_dri.so lines (just put a # in front of the line)
build the packages installed them and restarted X.

But there was a error (again)
from my /var/log/xorg.0.log

(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so failed (/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: invalid ELF header)
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering


What to do about this one

[cpri]

Just stupid I forgot to add this section to my xorg.conf

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection


But still X won't start properly

I checked /var/log/xorg.0.conf but there were no error's there only this is my backtrace

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/Xorg(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x48b99d]
1: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x363c430620]
2: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae9bd792]
3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae9bda68]
4: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae9b6e69]
5: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae93fc0e]
6: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae9547f7]
7: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae93e672]
8: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae96f7e4]
9: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae95a873]
10: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae95c487]
11: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae90278a]
12: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae8f99ca]
13: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae8f9ed9]
14: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so(esutInit+0x70) [0x2aaaae8f91f0]
15: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so [0x2aaaae8f50bb]
16: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//glesx.so(GlesxExtensionInit+0x74) [0x2aaaae8f45b4]
17: /usr/bin/Xorg(InitExtensions+0x97) [0x4adbe7]
18: /usr/bin/Xorg(main+0x2a5) [0x434655]
19: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x363c41daa4]
20: /usr/bin/Xorg(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x433ad9]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting



When I check the /usr/lib64/dri/
There is a file called fglrx_dri.so but this is just a text file saying that ther real driver is comming soon

What is this

[cpri]

Ok this is what I got so far

I'm able to build the right packages from the ati-driver-8.41.7*.run file.
I can install these files (five in total)
There is no fglrx driver (although I don't know where I can find the driver)
When I type service fglrx start I get unreconized service

When I do rpm -qa |grep *ATI*
I get a list with the five rpm's that I build.
when I try to deinstall these files (to start the whole thing over) I get the message that these files are not installed ???????

I know it's sometimes though to get some things to work with Linux but this is getting %$#^&&^

[sankaman2k]

I found someone with the same error on

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13025&postcount=63


But I'm not sure what I have to do


I too encountered the same issue. :(

[OlafHerzig]

I had the same (circular) problem.

I solved it by installing the rpm's in one action:

1) Download all rpm's and place them in /tmp
2) yum install /tmp/rpmA /tmp/rmpB /tmp/rpmC

And everything went ok :)

[sankaman2k]

Here's what I finally did to overcome this problem. The easiest by all means.
I downloaded
ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7.src.rpm (ftp://ftp.de.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/testing/7/ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7/ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7.src.rpm)
. I then installed the source rpm and built it with rpmbuild -bb. I installed it with:
yum localinstall ati* --nogpgcheck

[leigh123linux]

Here's what I finally did to overcome this problem. The easiest by all means.
I downloaded
ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7.src.rpm (ftp://ftp.de.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/testing/7/ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7/ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7.src.rpm)
. I then installed the source rpm and built it with rpmbuild -bb. I installed it with:
yum localinstall ati* --nogpgcheck

As you didn't want to make any changes to the spec file you can use this command to build without installing the srpm



rpmbuild --rebuild ati-x11-drv-8.41.7-1.fc7.src.rpm

[cpri]

Ok thanks I will try the src.rpm
The circullar reference indeed can be solved be installing them in one action.
(But still it won't work) I hope tonight I have some time to try some new things