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[Bryce Harrington <709505@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the bug report; you're the first to report this, but we knew
it would eventually happen.  Whenever the kernel (or xserver) receives a
major update, the binary drivers need to be updated (or at least
rebuilt) to support it.

In previous releases we've received an update from AMD shortly before
final freeze, although I do not know an ETA for natty.


** Description changed:

+ [Problem]
+ The -fglrx driver needs updated to work against the 2.6.38 kernel, as the current version is incompatible.
+ 
+ [Workaround]
+ For now, the only work around is to uninstall -fglrx and use the open source -ati driver, which supports 2D on all AMD cards, and 3D on nearly all of them.  AMD will be providing an update to their driver eventually, which hopefully should make it in time for the natty release.
+ 
+ [Original Report]
  This problem I have with kernel 37-12 and 38-1.
  But with 37-12 startup is possible with a buggy system.
  With kernel 38-1 gnome will not startup.
  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: fglrx 2:8.801-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
  Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan 28 22:00:14 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.801, 2.6.37-12-generic, x86_64: installed
  ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
  GdmLog1:
-  
+ 
  GraphicsCard:   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0177]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101231)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5535
  PackageVersion: 2:8.801-0ubuntu2
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-12-generic root=UUID=b1897262-e69a-425a-a767-97e3c7f8507c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
  Title: package fglrx 2:8.801-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
  dmi.bios.date: 11/04/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: V1.04
  dmi.board.name: Aspire 5535
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Rev
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.04:bd11/04/2008:svnAcer:pnAspire5535:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnAspire5535:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5535
  dmi.product.version: 0100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2+git20110124.fadee040-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu1

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Title:
  fglrx failed to install/upgrade due to being incompatible with 2.6.38
  kernel