[SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 12:13:46

Hi guys.

Yesterday I've compiled a custom kernel using this wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ker … rom_Source

The kernel runs great, I am able to go without initrd and with the needed modules compiled into the kernel I shaved 15 secs off the boot time (30 secs -> 15 secs!)

Of course the proprietary driver for my ATI Radeon X1400 needed to be reinstalled. So I followed the instructions from here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI#Custom_Kernels

When I run makepkg I get this result:

[stefanstr@myarch catalyst]$ LC_ALL=en_US makepkg
==> Making package: catalyst-stefan 8.5-1  (Wed Jun  4 14:08:38 CEST 2008)
==> Checking Runtime Dependencies...
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
  -> Found ati-driver-installer-8-5-x86.x86_64.run in build dir
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
    ati-driver-installer-8-5-x86.x86_64.run ... Passed
==> Extracting Sources...
==> Removing existing pkg/ directory...
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting build()...
Warning: target directory exists archive_files
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.493.1...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
make: Entering directory `/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/linux-2.6.25.4'
  CC [M]  /home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.o
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:889: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c: In function 'KCL_pci_enable_device_bars':
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:1684: warning: passing argument 1 of 'pci_read_config_word' from incompatible pointer type
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:1696: warning: passing argument 1 of 'pci_write_config_word' from incompatible pointer type
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c: In function '__ke_check_pci':
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:2126: error: implicit declaration of function 'pci_find_slot'
/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:2126: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
make[1]: *** [/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/linux-2.6.25.4'
==> ERROR: Build Failed.
    Aborting...

The LC_ALL bit before the command is there b/c otherwise the messages are in Polish (e.g., non-readable for most of you). The result is the same, English or Polish.

I googled, read the Arch Wiki and searched through the forums but I couldn't find anything that would bring me closer to a solution.

Please help!

Last edited by JeremyTheWicked (2008-06-04 23:23:32)

Daenyth · 2008-06-04 12:20:33

It might be a gcc4.3 problem... I might try downgrading gcc, or perhaps you should contact the package maintainer to ask for help.

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 12:44:47

Thanks for the answer.

Could anyone try and makepkg catalyst on their machine to see if the problem is reproducible?

Cerebral · 2008-06-04 14:29:21

/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.c:2126: error: implicit declaration of function 'pci_find_slot'
make[1]: *** [/home/stefanstr/kernelbuild/catalyst/src/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/firegl_public.o] Error 1

That seems to be your error - pci_find_slot is not declared anywhere in the kernel headers you have.

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 17:35:05

Thanks Cerebral.

But where possibly could I make something wrong? I have no idea where to look - I don't even know what pci_find_slot is. Could you give me some hints what I need to check?

klixon · 2008-06-04 20:31:16

check if you have "Bus options (PCI etc.)"/"Enable deprecated pci_find_* API" enabled in your config:

grep PCI_LEGACY .config

If not, enable it, rebuild and try again

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 21:06:50

That's awesome, man! You were right on.

I enabled PCI_LEGACY and now everything is shiny.

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 21:45:52

I was to fast

Enabling PCI_LEGACY let me makepkg and install catalyst but fglrx won't load. (modprobe gives the message "operation not permitted"). Where should I look for errors now?

Last edited by JeremyTheWicked (2008-06-04 21:46:19)

klixon · 2008-06-04 22:09:54

are you root? you should be

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 22:26:32

Of course I'm root. I can't load it from rc.conf either (where I'm root by default).

I get the following messages in dmesg/logs:

Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx] Adapter chains initialized successfully!
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx] CF object manager initialized successfully!
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx]   vendor: 1002 device: 7145 count: 1
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 925 MBytes.
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx:KCL_enable_pat] *ERROR* Pat entry 2 is already configured
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx] PAT is disabled!
Jun  4 23:09:59 myarch [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_stub_register failed

When I run the stock kernel (which loads the fglrx module correctly) the messages are as follows:

Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' t$
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch Symbol init_mm is marked as UNUSED, however this module is using it.
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch This symbol will go away in the future.
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch Please evalute if this is the right api to use, and if it really is, submit a report t$
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] Adapter chains initialized successfully!
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] CF object manager initialized successfully!
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx]   vendor: 1002 device: 7145 count: 1
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 927 MBytes.
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] PAT is enabled successfully!
Jun  4 23:26:25 myarch [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.49.7 [May 12 2008] with 1 minors

Any ideas?

klixon · 2008-06-04 22:37:39

maybe this helps?
If it's not i'm out of ideas... i have nvidia

JeremyTheWicked · 2008-06-04 23:23:09

That was it!

If you happen to be in Poland, drop me a line and I'll buy you beer or something

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#1 2008-06-04 12:13:46

[SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

#2 2008-06-04 12:20:33

Re: [SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

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Re: [SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

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Re: [SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

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Re: [SOLVED] Custom kernel + fglrx (catalyst) from ABS = disaster

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