On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:36:45 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:42:12 +0000, Richard wrote: > > > The fglrx module is not getting built, by dkms or by me going to > > /usr/src/fglrx-11-11 and running make. The results of that action are:- > > make -C /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-amd64/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/fglrx-11-11 > > modules make: *** /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-amd64/build: No such file or > > directory. Stop. make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2 > > > > If I load the ATI driver bundle and run it it only functions if forced > > and the result is an unstable driver, screen break up , flashing etc. > > I don't know how to by-pass the build stage error but it seems that even > the latest upstream AMD drivers (11.11) are still having problems with > gnome-shell and gnome3 as you say :-( > > > I'm aware that the fglrx is not supported by debian, but can someone > > assit me getting this module built so that I can use gnome-sheel in > > non-fallback mode, pleased, pretty please, mega grovel. > > (...) > > Radeon driver should work smoothly and out-of-the-box, if it does not, > reporting would be the (only?) way to go. > > Greetings, > Hi I suspect the problems are with the kernel 3.xx as the unstable driver also effects XFCE. What is strange was that I was running gnome3 shell and kernel 3 on Fedora FC15 on this machine before I migrated to debian. So what's Fedora done that Debian havn't ?. I'll look at /lib/modules and see if something not loaded, I can compare with the laptop running FC15 Thanks -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111121210058.6e3b9...@g8jvm.com