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

[Michael Gilbert]

On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:28:32 +0200, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
> 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?

ok, will do.  i may find some free time this weekend.

mike