Re: [Mactel-linux-users] fglrx

[Ludovic R. <lud...@gm...>]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Justin Mattock <jus...@gm...> wrote:
> Hello; Today I compiled 2.6.25-rc3 to test it out, and noticed fglrx is
> giving me an error:
>
>
> ATI module generator V 2.0
> ==========================
> initializing...
> cleaning...
> patching 'highmem.h'...
>  assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x...
>  Assuming default VMAP API
>  Assuming default munmap API
> doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25-rc3/build
> SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
>  make[1]: Entering directory `/home/kernel/linux-2.6.25-rc3'
>   CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o
> /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function
> 'KCL_PosixSecurityCapGetEffectiveVector':
>  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1888: error: implicit
> declaration of function 'cap_t'
> /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function
> 'KCL_PosixSecurityCapSetEffectiveVector':
>  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1896: error: invalid
> lvalue in assignment
> /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function
> '__ke_check_pci':
> /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1951: error: implicit
> declaration of function 'pci_find_slot'
>  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1951: warning:
> assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
> make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2
>  make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kernel/linux-2.6.25-rc3'
> make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2
> build failed with return value 2
>
> I dont use 3D, but if I did how would fix this problem, so I can enjoy
> fglrx?

Have you tried the free software radeonhd driver [1]?
It should be faster than the fglrx driver without the kernel module.

bye

[1] http://wiki.x.org/wiki/radeonhd

-- 
 Dr. Ludovic Rousseau