Re: Unresolved Symbols

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Joseph Abrahams wrote:
> I encountered the following errors while installing an ATI display
> driver.  Has anybody encountered this before?
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph
>
> [root localhost fglrx]# sh make_install.sh
> - creating symlink
> - recreating module dependency list
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o
> - trying a sample load of the kernel module
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol remap_page_range
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol __wake_up
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol unlock_page
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol register_chrdev
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol create_proc_entry
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol remove_wait_queue
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol highmem_start_page
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol kmap_prot
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol remove_proc_entry
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol add_wait_queue
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol _alloc_pages
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol mem_map
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol init_mm
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol __free_pages
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol lock_page
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: unresolved
> symbol kmap_pte
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o:
> Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
>       and it has unresolved symbols.  Contact the module supplier for
>       assistance, only they can help you.
>  
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-31.9/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.o: insmod fglrx
> failed
> failed.
> [root localhost fglrx]#

My guess is that the module you're installing is not for the kernel
you're running.
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