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    Default fglrx 8.4 and Kernel 2.6.25

    Hello,

    has someone a patch so that fglrx 8.4 will work with Kernel 2.6.25?

    I get the following on compiling it:

    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-exez/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25'
    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: lvalue required as left operand of assignment
    make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Fehler 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Fehler 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25'
    make: *** [kmod_build] Fehler 2
    build failed with return value 2
    [Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.

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    You needed to patch firegl_public.c file under /usr/src/kernel-modules/fglrx/

    here is patch file and instructions...

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