Problems installing fglrx 10.1 or 10.2 on Debian lenny

[toroxx]

Hello!

I'm new to Linux and to this forum, so, please, don't be so hard on me!

I recently installed a Debian lenny linux on my PC, but I can't get my ATI Radeon HD 5770 to work, even using the radeon driver.
I'm using the 2.6.26-2-686 kernel.

So, I downloaded the fglrx 10.1 and 10.2 drivers, and managed to build the DEB packages, but when I try to install them, using the dpkg -i command, I get an error after the "Processing triggers for man-db" message, but I can't identify what went wrong. Get the same error trying to install either the 10.1or the 10.2.

Does the installation generate some kind of log?
Do you have any tips that could help me? Please?

Thank you in advance!

[toroxx]

Hello again!

Would someone please take a look? I tried to install the driver as follows (after downloading 10.1 again):

daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ ./ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run --extract fglrx-10.1
Creating directory fglrx-10.1
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.69.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..................................
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ cd fglrx-10.1/
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ cd packages
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages$ cd Debian
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ cd ati
bash: cd: ati: No such file or directory
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ ls
ati-packager.sh ChangeLog dists module
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ gedit ati-packager.sh
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ cd module
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/module$ ls
control.template dirs.template postinst rules
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/module$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ cd dists
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/dists$ cd lenny
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/dists/lenny$ gedit fglrx-driver.shlibs
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/dists/lenny$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian/dists$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages/Debian$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1/packages$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ ls
arch fglrx-uninstall.sh pre_km.sh
ati-installer.sh installer_creation_policy preun_drv.sh
ATI_LICENSE.TXT lokixml.sh preun_km.sh
ati-packager-helper.sh map_xname.sh README.distro
ati-packager-wrapper.sh packages setup.data
automatic-install.exp post_drv.sh verify_install.sh
check.sh post_km.sh x680
common postun_cp.sh x680_64a
component_config.sh postun_drv.sh x690
config_install.sh postun_km.sh x690_64a
copy_uninstall_files.sh postun_rn.sh x740
create_log.sh pre_cp.sh x740_64a
default_policy.sh pre_drv.sh
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ cp arch/x86/usr/lib/libatiuki.so.1.0 x690/usr/X11R6/lib/
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ ln -s libatiuki.so.1.0 x690/usr/X11R6/lib/libatiuki.so.1
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ ./ati-installer.sh 10.1 --buildpkg Debian/lenny
==================================================
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================
Generating package: Debian/lenny
Package build failed!
Package build utility output:
dpkg-buildpackage: set CFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CPPFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set LDFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set FFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CXXFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: source package fglrx-installer
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 8.69-1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by ATI Technologies Inc. <http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html>
debian/rules build
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dh_testdir
# move licenses away from binary dir
if [ ! -d usr/share/doc/fglrx ]; then \
mkdir -p usr/share/doc/fglrx; \
mv usr/X11R6/bin/LICENSE.* usr/share/doc/fglrx; \
fi
# set executable on user apps
find usr/X11R6/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x
# remove exec bit from files that don't deserve it
find usr/X11R6/include \
usr/X11R6/lib \
usr/X11R6/lib64 \
usr/share usr/src -type f | xargs chmod -x
find: `usr/X11R6/lib64': No such file or directory
find lib -not -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod -x
find lib -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod +x
# set proper permissions on /etc files
if [ -d etc/ati ]; then \
chmod 755 etc/ati ; \
chmod 644 etc/ati/* ; \
chmod a+x etc/ati/*.sh ; \
fi
if [ -f debian/fglrx.default ]; then \
mv -v debian/fglrx.default debian/fglrx; \
fi
`debian/fglrx.default' -> `debian/fglrx'
fakeroot debian/rules binary
dh_testdir
# move licenses away from binary dir
if [ ! -d usr/share/doc/fglrx ]; then \
mkdir -p usr/share/doc/fglrx; \
mv usr/X11R6/bin/LICENSE.* usr/share/doc/fglrx; \
fi
# set executable on user apps
find usr/X11R6/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x
# remove exec bit from files that don't deserve it
find usr/X11R6/include \
usr/X11R6/lib \
usr/X11R6/lib64 \
usr/share usr/src -type f | xargs chmod -x
find: `usr/X11R6/lib64': No such file or directory
find lib -not -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod -x
find lib -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod +x
# set proper permissions on /etc files
if [ -d etc/ati ]; then \
chmod 755 etc/ati ; \
chmod 644 etc/ati/* ; \
chmod a+x etc/ati/*.sh ; \
fi
if [ -f debian/fglrx.default ]; then \
mv -v debian/fglrx.default debian/fglrx; \
fi
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k
dh_installdirs
# Create the directories to install into
dh_installdirs -pfglrx-driver \
usr \
usr/lib/xorg \
usr/lib/xorg/modules \
usr/lib/dri \
usr/bin \
usr/sbin \
etc/acpi \
etc/acpi/events \
etc/default \
etc/X11/Xsession.d
dh_installdirs -pfglrx-driver-dev \
usr \
usr/include \
usr/lib
dh_installdirs -pfglrx-kernel-src \
usr/src/modules/fglrx \
usr/src/modules/fglrx/debian
dh_installdirs -A -pfglrx-amdcccle \
usr \
usr/bin \
usr/share \
usr/share/applnk \
usr/share/applications \
usr/share/icons \
usr/share/pixmaps
dh_installdirs -p \
usr/src
dh_install
ldconfig -n usr/X11R6/lib/
make: ldconfig: Command not found
make: *** [binary] Error 127
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ sudo ./ati-installer.sh 10.1 --buildpkg Debian/lenny
==================================================
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================
Generating package: Debian/lenny
Package /home/daniel/ati/fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /home/daniel/ati/fglrx-driver-dev_8.69-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /home/daniel/ati/fglrx-kernel-src_8.69-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
Package /home/daniel/ati/fglrx-amdcccle_8.69-1_i386.deb has been successfully generated
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ ls
arch fglrx-uninstall.sh pre_km.sh
ati-installer.sh installer_creation_policy preun_drv.sh
ATI_LICENSE.TXT lokixml.sh preun_km.sh
ati-packager-helper.sh map_xname.sh README.distro
ati-packager-wrapper.sh packages setup.data
automatic-install.exp post_drv.sh verify_install.sh
check.sh post_km.sh x680
common postun_cp.sh x680_64a
component_config.sh postun_drv.sh x690
config_install.sh postun_km.sh x690_64a
copy_uninstall_files.sh postun_rn.sh x740
create_log.sh pre_cp.sh x740_64a
default_policy.sh pre_drv.sh
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati/fglrx-10.1$ cd ..
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ ls
ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run fglrx-driver-dev_8.69-1_i386.deb
fglrx-10.1 fglrx-installer_8.69-1_i386.changes
fglrx-amdcccle_8.69-1_i386.deb fglrx-kernel-src_8.69-1_i386.deb
fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ sudo dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 107487 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking fglrx-driver (from fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb) ...
Adding `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-driver'
Adding `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1 by fglrx-driver'
Adding `diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libdri.so by fglrx-driver'
dpkg: error processing fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so', which is also in package xserver-xorg-core
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Removing `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1 by fglrx-driver'
Removing `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by fglrx-driver'
rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/lib/fglrx/diversions': Directory not empty
rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/lib/fglrx': Directory not empty
Removing `diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so to /usr/lib/fglrx/diversions/libdri.so by fglrx-driver'
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
fglrx-driver_8.69-1_i386.deb

[storma]

Try with only,
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ ./ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run

[toroxx]

Try with only,
daniel@lerdo-gti:~/ati$ ./ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run

The thing is when I first tried to install the driver, I couldn't start gdm, the screen flickered and and error message was shown, so I was trying to install via console, text-mode only.
After a long battle I could start gdm using a "1152 x 864" resolution, but after that I didn't even bother to try the automated installer.
I tried now, and guess what? It worked. So I'm deeply grateful to you, and I'm feeling quite lame right now.

Thank you again!


Regards

[storma]

No worries, I got frustrated by the same thing a while back.

You can also use the same command without X running.