Thank you; it worked! On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Jacob Zimmermann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Brandon > > The patch is to be applied to the fglrx driver source, not the kernel > source, e.g: > > dkms status > (it will list your fglrx version among other things) > > sudo dkms remove -m fglrx -v your_fglrx_version -k your_kernel_version > (to clean up your failed module build) > > cd /usr/src/fglrx-*** > sudo patch -p1 < patchfile.patch > > sudo dkms install -m fglrx -v your_fglrx_version -k your_kernel_version > > reboot and enjoy > > > On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 20:25 -0400, ./ wrote: > > (I don't know how to correctly reply to the right message in the mailing > list, or even send this directly to a "hidden" email address, for this I am > sorry) > > Hi Jacob (and everyone), > > I want to try the new Linux kernel on my Envy 15 as I am going to be > playing games in Wine. However, I am somewhat new to linux, and I don't > know how to apply your patch. I tried to compile 2.6.34 myself and I > tried `patch -p1 --dry-run <filewithyourpatch>` but I got an error so I > did not actually apply it. (I assume this patch must be applied after > compilation). When I did compile the kernel without errors it wouldn't > boot. I just realized that an updated kernel can just be downloaded from > a PPA (I am running Ubuntu 10.04). > Anyway I just wanted to know how to apply the patch you sent that allows > the proprietary ATI driver to work on the newer kernels. > > Thanks, > Brandon > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hp-envy > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hp-envy > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > -- > *Perseverance is the key to success; therefore the more you fail, the more > you are likely to succeed.* >
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