ati display driver

From: Martin Gysel (m.gysel_at_gmx.ch)
Date: 08/26/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:44:09 +0200
    
    

    hi
    I tried installing the Ati display driver (on a dell inspiron 8200
    running mandrake 10) and get following message.
    (modprobe fglrx end with the same: Operation not permitted)
    thanx in advance

    martin

    [root@hobbit rpms_Linux]# rpm -Uh --force fglrx-4.3.0-3.11.1.i386.rpm
    ########################################### [100%]
    ########################################### [100%]
    *** Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
    - creating symlink
    - recreating module dependency list
    - trying a sample load of the kernel module
    FATAL: Error inserting fglrx
    (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation
    not permitted
    failed.
    *** Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.
    ATI module generator V 2.0
    ==========================
    initializing...
    make.sh: line 630: /proc/version: Permission denied
    make.sh: line 631: /proc/version: Permission denied
    cleaning...
    patching 'highmem.h'...
    skipping patch for 'drmP.h', not needed
    skipping patch for 'drm_os_linux.h', not needed
    assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x...
    doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher
    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/build
    SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk'
    *** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
    *** inconsistencies
    make[2]: ťarch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.sŤ ist bereits aktualisiert.
       CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
       Building modules, stage 2.
    /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk/scripts/Makefile.modpost:17: *** Uh-oh, you
    have stale module entries. You messed with SUBDIRS,
    /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk/scripts/Makefile.modpost:18: do not complain
    if something goes wrong.
       MODPOST
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk'
    build succeeded with return value 0
    duplicating results into driver repository...
    done.
    ==============================
    - creating symlink
    - recreating module dependency list
    - trying a sample load of the kernel module
    FATAL: Error inserting fglrx
    (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation
    not permitted
    failed.
    Installed: qt3 (gcc 3.2) based control panel application
      ===
    ATI display drivers successfully installed
    please run 'fglrxconfig' now
      ===


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