[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#588447: Bug#588447: fglrx: fglrx module is only compiled for current kernel instead of all installed kernels

[Patrick Matthäi]

Am 08.07.2010 18:23, schrieb Daniel Dehnhard:
> 2010/7/8 Patrick Matthäi <pmatthaei at debian.org
> <mailto:pmatthaei at debian.org>>
> 
>     Am 08.07.2010 15:13, schrieb Daniel Dehnhard:
>     > Package: fglrx-modules-dkms
>     > Version: 1:10-6-1
>     > Severity: normal
>     > File: fglrx
>     >
>     >
>     > I installed a new Debian Squeeze system. I have the following
>     problem with the fglrx modules:
>     > DKMS compiles the modules only for the currently running kernel.
>     > E.g. if the kernel is updated via apt, I can see the compile
>     messages, but it compiles for
>     > the running kernel only. After reboot the kernel can't be loaded.
> 
>     You mean the module.
> 
> 
> Oh, yes, module of course.
>  
> 
>     This is a known bug and Michael wants to fix it :)
> 
> 
> Good to hear.
>  
> 
>     > With "dpkg-reconfigure fglrx-modules-dkms" I can trigger a compile
>     for the now running kernel,
>     > but this also removes the module for the previous kernel.
> 
>     This is the right behaviour.
> 
> 
> 
> Are you sure? I mean the previous kernel was not removed, it's still there.
> The behaviour I expect would be like that of virtualbox-ose, the
> creation of the modules for every installed kernel.
> It shows that with 'dkms status': the three virtualbox modules list all
> kernels, gflrx only one
> (Sorry, can't paste the output at the moment as vb ose is no longer
> installed).

Ah you are right :)

Gilbert could you look at those issues, so we may release the fix with 10-7?



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