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a) Go kick ATI to | a) Go kick ATI to build a GPL compatible kernel module. | ||
b) Modify the MODULE_LICENSE String in the kernel module to "GPL" | b) Modify the MODULE_LICENSE String in the kernel module to "GPL" | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 26 August 2007
ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.40.4
Release Date: 8-13-2007
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 build a GPL compatible kernel module.
b) Modify the MODULE_LICENSE String in the kernel module to "GPL"
