https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c2 --- Comment #2 from David Rankin 2008-11-13 21:26:50 MST --- This might be one glaring reason: 22:22 alchemy~> su Password: [22:22 alchemy/home/david] # cd /usr/src/linux [22:23 alchemy/usr/src/linux] # make mrproper make: *** No rule to make target `mrproper'. Stop. [22:24 alchemy/usr/src/linux] # rpm -qa | grep kernel kernel-syms-2.6.25.18-0.2 kernel-default-2.6.25.18-0.2 kernel-source-2.6.25.18-0.2 linux-kernel-headers-2.6.25-8.1 kernel-docs-2.6.25.18-0.2 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 Robert Vojcik changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c5 --- Comment #5 from David Rankin 2008-11-13 22:23:03 MST --- Ok, But first the solution to the make mrproper problem. This doesn't fix the ATI issue and I suspect there may be others scratching their heads. I don't know how the most recent kernel update failed to update the kernel source and kernel obj links, but that is what happened. I have done nothing but say OK to the latest kernel update. Not needing to, but not knowing better, I simply reinstalled the kernel-source that disclosed the link problem. (I know, I could have just changed the links, but I didn't, at the time, know which ones were messed up): [22:58 alchemy/usr/src/linux] # rpm -Uvh --force /home/david/linux/kernel/rpms/2.6.25.18/kernel-source-2.6.25.18-0.2.x86_64.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel-source ########################################### [100%] Changing symlink /usr/src/linux from linux-2.6.25.16-0.1 to linux-2.6.25.18-0.2 Changing symlink /usr/src/linux-obj from linux-2.6.25.16-0.1-obj to linux-2.6.25.18-0.2-obj Ah hah! Now the kernel source is configured properly again -- doesn't explain how it got unconfigured to begin with, but all is again well. I'll report back on the ATI driver test... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c7 --- Comment #7 from David Rankin 2008-11-13 23:17:16 MST --- We are making progress, but not there yet on the ATI driver: 00:10 alchemy~/linux/ati-compiz/811/8-11> ./ati-installer.sh 8-11 --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE110-AMD64 <big snip> + test -f amdccclesu.kdelnk + install -m 644 amdccclesu.kdelnk /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/usr/share/applications/amdccclesu.desktop + install -m 755 libatiadlxx.so /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/usr/lib64 + install -m 755 libdri.so /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions + popd /usr/src/packages/BUILD + pushd /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/usr/src/kernel-modules/fglrx /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/usr/src/kernel-modules/fglrx /usr/src/packages/BUILD + patch -p0 -s 2 out of 6 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file firegl_public.c.rej error: Bad exit status from /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.644 (%install) RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /tmp/ati.bf8WjN/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.644 (%install) Package build failed! ** Note also on the sym link issue: It looks like what happened is the last kernel update failed to update the links in /usr/src to point to the latest kernel source and object directories when the kernel was updated from 2.6.25.16-0.1 to 2.6.25.18-0.2. I've got a post out on the list to a guy who was pulling his hair out trying to get madwif working. If he also was bitten by the sym link mess, then this is what prevented the post-install scripts in the madwifi rpms from being able to compile the ath_pci.ko kernel module needed to make his wireless work. ** OK, now back to ATI, what should I try next??? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c9 --- Comment #9 from Stefan Dirsch 2008-11-14 01:48:55 MST --- Just for explanation. The patch is only applied on openSUSE > 10.3. Therefore build still works on 10.3, but not on 11.0. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User j.lange@epic.ca added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c11 John Lange changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |j.lange@epic.ca --- Comment #11 from John Lange 2008-11-20 08:28:16 MST --- Just a note that trying to build the ATI drivers under 11.1 beta 5 fails. sh ati-driver-installer-8-11-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE110-AMD64 Generating package: SuSE/SUSE110-AMD64 /tmp/ati.vI2CTl Package build failed! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c13 --- Comment #13 from David Rankin 2008-12-02 10:52:59 MST --- (In reply to comment #12 from Jeff Mahoney)

Sorry, we don't support the ATI proprietary driver - we just make it available. It looks as though it just isn't synced up with 11.1

Thanks Jeff, Yes, we are familiar with the ATI driver binary and how Novell just gets the package for AMD/ATI, see: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=338930 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=338947 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=340459 Stefan Dirsch has done a great job helping to make the driver work for openSuSE and in resolving problems with the packaging with ATI in the past. I don' know whether the contact is still active, but ATI used to be in the loop on some issues through the contact atilinuxnovellbugs@ati.com. The present problem is not only that the driver isn't sync'ed with 11.1, the problem is that the driver no longer builds on anything later that 10.3. Stefan has identified the precise problem (see comment #8, this bug) so the issue seems to be coordinating with ATI to have the needed information put back in/added to the binary package. After that is accomplished, then performance degradation in the 8-10 and 8-11 drivers compared to the 8-9 need to be addressed. I don't know whether that will be an ATI issue with the driver or a Novell issue with glx/aiglx, but performance of the 8-10 driver and 8-11 driver (built on 10.3) has dropped to 50% of what it was with the 8-9 driver using a simple glxgears comparison. The decrease is very apparent in real-world use such as video and with compiz. It was my understanding from the past (may not apply now) that ATI only addressed approximately 5 Linux driver issues at a time. With the release of 11.1 slated for 16 days from now, the build issue on 11.1 should be elevated to one of those that gets fixed to avoid the backlash from all the people stuck with ATI cards when 11.1 debuts. Thanks for looking into this issue. It would be nice to be able to install the driver again. Thankfully, ATI makes the past releases of the driver available... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444912#c15 Stefan Dirsch changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #15 from Stefan Dirsch 2008-12-15 07:08:22 MST --- This build issue has been fixed in 8-12, released some days ago. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.