On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:06:22 -0500 Michael Gilbert wrote: > On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:56:20 +0100 David Paleino wrote: > > > On Saturday 12 December 2009 11:40:04, Michael Gilbert wrote: > > > dkms status had said: > > > > > > # dkms status > > > fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.31-2-amd64, x86_64: installed > > > > > > i looked through /var/log/messages and saw something that said > > > 'dkms_autobuild: missing linux-headers-2.6.32', so i installed > > > the headers. now the module is built during boot and loaded: > > > > > > # dkms status > > > fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.32-trunk-amd64, x86_64: installed > > > > > > so, it looks like the solution is to make sure that the correct headers > > > are installed alongside new kernel updates when using dkms. > > > > Exactly. :) > > should dkms somehow enforce this (via an appropriate set of > dependencies)? a lot of users are going to do the exact same thing > when updating their kernel, and you may get a lot of similar bug > reports. you could reduce their pain and yours by doing a little more > automagic.
i see the dependencies are already there. this is more of a problem with the fact tha linux-headers-2.6-* still points to linux-headers-2.6.31-*, which really isn't dkms's fault. please disregard my last messages. thanks for the info and quick response! mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
