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[John Andersen <jsamyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/23/2010 1:55 AM, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
> On 23/09/10 00:26, jsa wrote:
> > On 09/22/2010 02:08 PM, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
> >   
> > > On 22/09/10 18:34, John Andersen wrote:
> > >     
> > > > On 9/22/2010 10:29 AM, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
> > > >       
> > > > > Yeah, the RPMs in the ati driver repository are broken, and the ati
> > > > > driver installer you download directly from the website is a mess.
> > > > > If it helps you, I posted a howto build the RPMs using the OBS instead
> > > > > Its a bit more bandwidth intensive than compiling it yourself, but it
> > > > > results in a cleaner package - the same quality as the ati repository
> > > > > but up-to-date and working.
> > > > > I did this for the recent 10.9 (8.771) driver release and have been
> > > > > enjoying life since.
> > > > > http://masterpatricko.blogspot.com/2010/09/building-ati-fglrx-rpms-for-opensuse.html
> > > > >         
> > > > This looks very interesting.
> > > >
> > > > Will this work for a Mobility Radeon X1400 chipset with the 10.9 driver?
> > > >
> > > > I travel with my laptop a lot, and I find that my Android phone is actually
> > > > faster with Google Earth then the Core 2 Duo using mesa.  
> > > >       
> > > The instructions wont work exactly as I posted them - you need Catalyst
> > > 9.3 (8.593) instead, but this is also available from the OBS. Follow the
> > > instructions I gave, but substitute "ati-fglrxG01" instead of G02 in the
> > > checkout stage, and don't change the source versions - leave them at
> > > 8.593. If you get stuck let me know. The package includes patches to
> > > build against kernel-2.6.33.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Tejas
> > >     
> > I seem to remember this happening back in prior releases as well.
> >
> > No clue what to do about this error:
> >
> >   CC [M]  /usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default/kcl_ioctl.o
> > /usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default/kcl_ioctl.c: In
> > function 'KCL_IOCTL_AllocUserSpace32':
> > /usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default/kcl_ioctl.c:196:5: 
> > error:
> > implicit declaration of function 'compat_alloc_user_space'
> >                  <--------<<<
> > /usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default/kcl_ioctl.c:196:5: 
> > warning:
> > return makes pointer from integer without a cast
> > make[3]: ***
> > [/usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default/kcl_ioctl.o] Error 1
> > make[2]: ***
> > [_module_/usr/src/packages/BUILD/ati-fglrxG01-8.593/obj/default] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
> > make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.7-0.3-obj/x86_64/default'
> > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.uPDk5u (%build)
> >
> >
> > By the way, I'm running 2.6.34.7-0.2-desktop.  Is this going to be a
> > problem?  You mentioned 2.6.33.
> >   
> Yeah, that's the problem - since it's "legacy", ATI haven't updated the
> driver in ages, and openSUSE's Stefan has only patched it up to 2.6.33.
> Looks like there were some more source-incompatible changes in 2.6.34
> that we'll have to patch around.
> I'll take a look when I get a chance.
>
> Regards,
> Tejas



Seems someone already ran into this:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1277377

It looks like another backward compatibility bridge got burned.


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