[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#542140: Bug#542140: Bug#542140: Bug#542140: fglrx-driver: fglrx driver doesn't work with linux-image-2.6.30 (AMD64)
Patrick Matthäi
pmatthaei at debian.org
Tue Aug 18 17:14:13 UTC 2009
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Gary Dale schrieb:
> Patrick Matthäi wrote:
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>> Gary Dale schrieb:
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>>> Patrick Matthäi wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gary Dale schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>> Package: fglrx-driver
>>>>> Version: 1:9-2-2
>>>>> Severity: grave
>>>>> Justification: renders package unusable
>>>>>
>>>>> After doing a dist-upgrade a couple of days ago in which
>>>>> linux-image-2.6.30 was installed, the fglrx driver stopped working. I
>>>>> could no longer get into X. Removing and reinstalling the driver
>>>>> under the kernel didn't help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Because the open source ATI drivers don't work, I'm left with the
>>>>> vesa driver as the only method for running X.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've also tried the installation method at
>>>>> http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-ati-fglrx-driver-in-debian.html/comment-page-1#comment-3543
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> but it fails during the driver install while trying to overwrite
>>>>> libglx.so - and no amount of trying has let me get around the error.
>>>>> Even if libglx.so is removed, I still can't overwrite it!
>>>>>
>>>> ??
>>>>
>>>> We are _not_ supporting the debs resulted by the ati installer!
>>>>
>>>> On Debian just do (but be sure to remove everything from your old
>>>> installation):
>>>>
>>>> # apt-get install fglrx-driver fglrx-glx fglrx-source module-assisstant
>>>> # m-a a-i fglrx
>>>>
>>>> And that was it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You misunderstood. It was the Debian packages I was having the problem
>>> with. If you re-read my e-mail, I only tried the ATI installer because
>>> the Debian packages didn't work.
>>>
>>> The process you list fails, It gives the following log:
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/make -f debian/rules clean
>>>
> ..........
>>> make: *** [kdist_image] Error 2
>>>
>>
>> Yes, known.
>>
>> Give 9-8-1 a try.
>>
>>
> Is that the SID package? If so, it wants to replace my xserver. How
> stable is the one in SID?
>
> The following packages have unmet dependencies.
> fglrx-driver: Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.4+1) but it is not going to
> be installed
> Recommends: fglrx-atieventsd but it is not going to be
> installed
> E: Broken packages
>
>
> If I try with aptitude, it suggests the following:
>
> The following packages are
> BROKEN: xserver-xorg-core
> xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-ati The following
> NEW packages will be installed:
> console-setup{a} console-terminus{a} libaudit0{a}
> libdrm-intel1{a} libpciaccess0{a}
> xserver-common{a} The
> following packages will be
> REMOVED:
> xserver-xorg-video-apm{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-ark{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-chips{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-cirrus{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-cyrix{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-dummy{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-glint{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-i128{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-intel{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-mach64{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-mga{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-neomagic{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-nv{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-openchrome{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-r128{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-rendition{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-s3{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-s3virge{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-savage{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-sis{a} xserver-xorg-video-sisusb{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-tdfx{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-tga{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-trident{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-tseng{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-v4l{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-vesa{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-vga{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-vmware{a}
> xserver-xorg-video-voodoo{a} The following packages
> will be upgraded: fglrx-driver
> fglrx-glx fglrx-source libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx
> xserver-xorg
>
> 7 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 34 to remove and 500 not
> upgraded. Need to get 33.1MB of archives. After unpacking 5370kB
> will be freed. The following packages have unmet
> dependencies: xserver-xorg-video-all:
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-apm but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-ark but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-chips but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-cirrus but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-cyrix but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-dummy but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-fbdev but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-glint but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-i128 but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-intel but it is not
> installable
> or
> xserver-xorg-video-i810 which is a
> virtual
> package.
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-mga but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-neomagic but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nv but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-rendition but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-s3 but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-s3virge but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-savage but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion but
> it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-sis but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-sisusb but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tdfx but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tga but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-trident but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tseng but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vesa but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome but it
> is not installable
> or
> xserver-xorg-video-via but it is not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-voodoo but it is
> not
> installable
>
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vga but it is not
> installable
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-v4l but it is not
> installable
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vmware but it is
> not installable
> xserver-xorg-video-ati: Depends: xserver-xorg-video-r128 but it is not
> installable
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 but it is
> not installable
> Depends: xserver-xorg-video-radeon but it is
> not installable
> xserver-xorg-core: Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-2 which is a virtual
> package.
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
>
> Remove the following packages:
> xserver-xorg-video-all
>
> Upgrade the following packages:
> libxi6 [2:1.1.4-1 (now) -> 2:1.2.1-2 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-input-evdev [1:2.0.8-1 (now) -> 1:2.2.4-1 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-input-kbd [1:1.3.1-1 (now) -> 1:1.3.2-3 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-input-mouse [1:1.3.0-1 (now) -> 1:1.4.0-2 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-input-synaptics [0.14.7~git20070706-3 (now) -> 1.1.2-1
> (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom [0.8.1.6-1 (now) -> 0.8.3.2-1 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-video-mach64 [6.8.0-1 (now) -> 6.8.2-1 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-video-r128 [6.8.0-1 (now) -> 6.8.1-1 (unstable)]
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon [1:6.9.0-1+lenny4 (now) -> 1:6.12.2-3 (unstable)]
>
> Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
> fglrx-glx recommends ia32-fglrx-glx
> fglrx-glx recommends ia32-apt-get
> fglrx-atieventsd recommends fglrx-driver (= 1:9-2-2)
> Score is -568
Yes fglrx is not allowed to migrate to testing atm because of
xserver-xorg >:
there are some options..:
1) wait until everything is migrated
2) switch to unstable
3) backport it, you have to modify debian/rules and control, I haven't
got the time for it atm, sorry.
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Mit freundlichem Gruß / With kind regards,
Patrick Matthäi
GNU/Linux Debian Developer
E-Mail: pmatthaei at debian.org
patrick at linux-dev.org
Comment:
Always if we think we are right,
we were maybe wrong.
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