On Sunday 02 September 2007 08:37:39 pm james wrote: > Hello, > > Im installing a new dell laptop. Mostly the install has been routine. > I cannot seem to get ati-drivers to install. > > bugs.gentoo.org did not reveal anything useful (not from what I read). > > Here is the error: > > /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.35.5/work/common/lib/ > modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: > In function 'KAS_SlabCache_Initialize': > /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.35.5/work/common/lib/ > modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:5037: > warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size > make[2]: *** > [/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.35.5/work/common/lib/ > modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] > Error 1 > make[1]: *** > [_module_/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.35.5/work/ > common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] > Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-gentoo-r5' > make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2 > > !!! ERROR: x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.35.5 failed. > Call stack: > ebuild.sh, line 1638: Called dyn_compile > ebuild.sh, line 985: Called qa_call 'src_compile' > ebuild.sh, line 44: Called src_compile > ati-drivers-8.35.5.ebuild, line 170: Called linux-mod_src_compile > linux-mod.eclass, line 516: Called die > > !!! Unable to make GCC_VER_MAJ=4 KVER=2.6.22-gentoo-r5 KDIR=/usr/src/linux > kmod_build. > > > > so I thought I'd just add an entry to /etc/portage/package.keywords and try > another version (8.39.4) that works fine on another system. > > On the del laptop I cannot get the system to try another ati-drivers > version, despite addiing this to the /etc/portagae/package.keywords file: > x11-drivers/ati-drivers ~amd64 > > Identical to what I have on other systems. I lookedin > /usr/portage/distfiles and only found this ati file on the portable: > ati-driver-installer-8.35.5-x86.x86_64.run > > so I downloaded the other files from a similar amd 64 system where I use > ati-drivers: > ati-driver-installer-8.27.10-x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.30.3.run > ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.34.8-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.36.5-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.37.6-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.39.4-x86.x86_64.run > ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run > > > Still I compiling ati-drivers-8.36.5 fails and I cannot even get the > dell laptop to try another version of ati-drivers. I recompiled gcc, > just for grins. Did nothing to help (4.1.2). > > revdep-rebuild comes back clean. Since it is a new install, I mostly > missed something, xorg-x11 is there. No clue. > > Ideas?
Try issuing the following command: ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ioctl.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ioctl32.h then recompiling. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
