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On 02/10/2013 09:02, Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> On 10/01/2013 08:16:23 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>> Am 01.10.2013 10:00, schrieb Helmut Jarausch: |
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>> > Hi, |
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>> > |
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>> > in "good" tradition the new 3.12 Linux kernel breaks ati-drivers |
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>> > again (as always in the past). |
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>> > Does anybody know about a patch to make |
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>> > x11-drivers/ati-drivers:legacy |
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>> > compile with linux-3.12-rc3 ? |
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>> > Trying to emerge ati-drivers-13.1_pre897 (currently the only legacy |
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>> > driver) |
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>> > with 3.12-rc3 gives |
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>> > |
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>> > MODPOST 1 modules |
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>> > FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module fglrx.ko uses GPL-only symbol |
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>> > 'acpi_bus_get_device' |
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>> > Many thanks for a hint, |
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>> > Helmut |
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>> > |
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>> so you are using a driver meant for stable (old) systems, with a pre |
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>> release kernel - and you don't even know what do do with that message? |
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> I'm quite sure there are a lot of things which you don't known either. |
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>> Does that do no seem a bit silly? hm? |
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> Thanks for this compliment! |
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>> acpi_bus_get_device is gpl only. You can undo that. If you want. |
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>> But seriously, what is wrong with using stable releases like 3.10.x? If |
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>> you use ati-drivers, you don't need the amd driver improvements in 3.11 |
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>> or 3.12. |
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> There are two points here: |
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> - first I consider it as my contribution to GenToo to help testing. |
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> The problem with the 3.12 prerelease will definitely continue with the |
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> main release |
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> coming in about 4 weeks. |
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> - This 3.12 prerelease has a lot of BTRFS pataches. Since I'm using |
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> BTRFS for most of |
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> my file systems, I like to have the most recent fixes. |
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Calm down boys. |
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Helmut, the problem is that you are trying to use ATI's proprietary code |
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with GPL code in the kernel. |
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The kernel devs do not want you to do that and that is their right. |
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What you should have done in your mail is indicate that you read the |
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error message and understand it, and why you want to continue |
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regradless. Then you should have mentioned what Google told you about |
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the problem, or something to show what you already did to help yourself. |
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As it stands you post is really just asking someone else to do your |
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homework for you and that you are too lazy to do it yourself. I'm sure |
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that's not want you are really doing, it just looks that way. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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