[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#511575: Bug#511575: "modprobe fglrx" fails on R300

[Patrick Matthäi]

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Deng Xiyue schrieb:
> Package: fglrx-source
> Version: 1:8-12-4
> Severity: important
> 
> fglrx-kernel-src builds fine but fails to modprobe.  The same problem
> as reported in [1].
> 
> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/283836
> 
> Relevant logs:
> 
> # modprobe fglrx
> FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/misc/fglrx.ko): Cannot allocate memory
> 
> # dmesg
> ...
> [ 3447.803475] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
> [ 3447.878048] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 680 MBytes.
> [ 3447.879015] [fglrx:drm_alloc] *ERROR* [driver] Allocating 0 bytes
> [ 3447.879415] [fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* Out of memory when allocating device heads
> [ 3447.879965] [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed
> ...
> 
> Though this means fglrx-driver 8-12 completely unusable for R300
> users, it doesn't makes all ATI card stop working, hence "important"
> severity is used.  But it'll be unfortunate for Lenny ATI driver not
> working for R300 within its long release cycle, though backporting
> newer fixed drivers will be helpful.
> 

Hello,

the support for R300 cards has ended for a longer time. You should use
the opensource radeon driver instead.

This is not a bug because it is also stated in the packages description,
that it is a driver for r5xx - r7xx cards.

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