Difference between revisions of "8.40"

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-== Symptom ==
-Kernel 2.6.21 (including) and up: the kernel module fglrx.ko will not be built ... and the ATI installer wont tell you, it has not.
-==  Reason ==
-ATI kernel module has non-GPL License. Kernel build system has restricted the usage of some functions to GPL-only modules. So the kernel module won't be compile.
-== Solution ==
-a) Go kick ATI to buld a GPL compatible kernel module.
-b) Modify the MODULE_LICENSE String in the kernel module to "GPL"
-Yours,
-Dr. Nikolaus Klepp