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[MatthewHawn <steamraven@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Dan Ștefan Stroe (stroestefan) and Somberlain (somberlain218)
for cleaning up my patch and giving more instructions.  However, since
this is a patch to a dkms module, I believe the proper way is to add it
to dkms patches directory and modify dkms.conf.in.  This way the
original, proprietary code is distributed unchanged, and the patch is
applied when the dkms module is built on install.  I am not a dpkg
expert, though...

You can use the attached patch thus:

sudo apt-get build-dep fglrx-installer-updates
apt-get source fglrx-installer-updates
cd fglrx-installer-updates-15.200
patch -p1 < ../fglrx_ignore_hotplug.diff
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us -b
sudo dpkg -i ../fglrx-updates-core_15.200-0ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb 

This should generate a new fglrx-updates-core package in the parent
directory.  When installed, it will call dkms build, which will apply
the patch and build the kernel module.

You can check dkms with
sudo dkms status

and to rebuild (should have been done by the above install)

sudo dkms remove fglrx-updates-core/15.200 -k 3.19.0-26-generic
sudo dkms build fglrx-updates-core/15.200 -k 3.19.0-26-generic
sudo dkms install fglrx-updates-core/15.200 -k 3.19.0-26-generic
sudo update-initramfs -k 3.19.0-26-generic -u

Disclaimer: This is patching kernel modules. Here Be Dragons. This may
make your computer unbootable.  This may blow up your computer and all
your files.  This may kill your cat.  Make sure you have adequate
backups, time, and access to a linux expert (yourself or friend) before
attempting

** Patch added: "patch for fglrx-installer-updates debian source package"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1479913/+attachment/4438431/+files/fglrx_ignore_hotplug.diff

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Title:
  fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1: fglrx-core kernel module failed to
  build [FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module fglrx.ko uses GPL-only
  symbol 'pci_ignore_hotplug']

Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Have no idea what happened. Contact me if you need additional details.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  DKMSKernelVersion: 3.19.0-26-generic
  Date: Thu Jul 30 12:05:59 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   fglrx-core, 15.200, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.3.30, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.3.30, 3.19.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Barts XT [Radeon HD 6870] [1002:6738] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2010]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-16 (1046 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2)
  MachineType: BIOSTAR Group A770E3
  PackageVersion: 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root ro radeon.nomodeset=1 radeon.dpm=1 crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
   apt  1.0.9.7ubuntu4.1
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  Title: fglrx-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu4.1: fglrx-core kernel module failed to build
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 080014
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: A770E3
  dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd04/21/2010:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnA770E3:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnA770E3:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: A770E3
  dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.62+git1507210630.293f8f~gd~u
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.7~git1507230730.2ca1f7~gd~u
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.7~git1507230730.2ca1f7~gd~u
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Jul 30 09:44:01 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  xserver.video_driver: fglrx

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