Error Installing amd_catalyst-13.12 Driver [closed]

Question

Today i've downloaded new AMD Catalyst driver, and when the installation process, an error message appears "there were errors during installation" here is step for the installation of me: **sudo update && sudo upgrade done, reboot.

• uninstall AMD Catalyst old driver (AMD_Catalyst-13.4):

  $ sudo sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh
  

  restore of system environment completed done

  (without errors)

• reboot

• install new driver

  $ sudo sh amd-catalyst-13.12-linux-x86.x86_64.run

installation process error: http://postimg.org/image/675x7cio9/

here is the fglrx-install.log:

Supported adapter detected.
Check if system has the tools required for installation.
Uninstalling any previously installed drivers.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/13.251/source ->
                 /usr/src/fglrx-13.251

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:

cleaning build area....

cd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/13.251/build; sh make.sh --nohints --uname_r=3.2.0-4-686-pae --norootcheck.......(bad exit status: 1)

[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to build fglrx-13.251 with DKMS

[Error] Kernel Module : Removing fglrx-13.251 from DKMS

Deleting module version: 13.251
completely from the DKMS tree.
Done.
[Reboot] Kernel Module : update-initramfs

• reboot, then i can't login to startx

• so i uninstall the new driver, an message error appears:

  $ sudo sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh

  restore of system environment completed

  Error! there are no instances of module: fglrx

  13.251 locate in the DKMS tree

  Error during DKMS module removal

  Uninstall fglrx driver complete

  for detailed log of uninstall, please see /etc/ati/fglrx-uninstall.log

  System must be rebooted to avoid system instability and potential data loss.

here is the fglrx-uninstall.log:

*** AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Uninstall Log 2013-12-20 13:34:43 ***
Removed /usr/share/applications/amdcccle.desktop
Removed /usr/share/applications/amdccclesu.desktop
Removed /usr/share/icons/ccc_large.xpm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_cs.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_da_DK.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_de.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_el_GR.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_es_ES.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_fi_FI.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_fr_FR.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_hu_HU.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_it_IT.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_ja.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_ko_KR.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_nl_NL.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_no.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_pl.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_pt_BR.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_ru_RU.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_sv_SE.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_th.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_tr_TR.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_zh_CN.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/amdcccle_zh_TW.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_cs.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_da.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_de.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_es.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_fr.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_hu.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_ja.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_ja_JP.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_ko.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_pl.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_pt.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_ru.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_sv.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_zh_CN.qm
Removed /usr/share/ati/amdcccle/qt_zh_TW.qm
Removed /usr/bin/amdcccle
Removed /usr/bin/amdxdg-su
Removed /usr/bin/amdupdaterandrconfig
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/ccc_copyrights.txt
Removed /etc/security/console.apps/amdcccle-su
Removed /usr/share/ati/lib/libQtCore.so.4
Removed /usr/share/ati/lib/libQtGui.so.4
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/LICENSE.TXT
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/user-manual/AMD_Linux_Driver_Specification.pdf
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/user-manual/index.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/examples/etc/acpi/ati-powermode.sh
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/examples/etc/acpi/events/a-ac-aticonfig
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/examples/etc/acpi/events/a-lid-aticonfig
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/examples/etc/init.d/atieventsd.sh
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/1gbhang.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/4461.html
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Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/corruptstereo.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/corruptvtswitch.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/devshm.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/dga3dhang.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/doom3corrupt.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/dualheadvideo.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/laptopsuspend.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/missingdrmheaders.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/mousecursorhang.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/no3d-aiw8500dv.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/no3d-kt400.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/nomembercount.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/pcie3dmemoryleak.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/r420blankdisplay.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/rv280dviblankdisplay.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/rv350springdale.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/secondheadcorruption.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/xf86_enodev.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/xrestartpcie.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/articles/xvsatshift.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/configure.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/driverfaq.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/index.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/installer.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/issues.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/linuxfaq.html
Removed /usr/share/doc/ati/tips-linux.html
Removed /usr/share/man/man8/atieventsd.8
Removed /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
Removed /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
Removed /usr/lib/xorg/modules/glesx.so
Removed /usr/lib/xorg/modules/amdxmm.so
Removed /usr/lib/libAMDXvBA.cap
Removed /usr/lib/libAMDXvBA.so.1.0
Removed /usr/lib/libOpenCL.so.1
Removed /usr/lib/libXvBAW.so.1.0
Removed /usr/lib/libamdocl32.so
Removed /usr/lib/libatiadlxx.so
Removed /usr/lib/libaticalcl.so
Removed /usr/lib/libaticaldd.so
Removed /usr/lib/libaticalrt.so
Removed /usr/lib/libatiuki.so.1.0
Removed /usr/lib/libfglrx_dm.a
Removed /usr/lib/libfglrx_dm.so.1.0
Removed /usr/lib/fglrx/fglrx-libGL.so.1.2
Removed /usr/lib/fglrx/switchlibGL
Removed /usr/lib/fglrx/switchlibglx
Removed /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/fglrx_dri.so
Removed /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx/fglrx-libglx.so
Removed /usr/include/GL/glATI.h
Removed /usr/include/GL/glxATI.h
Removed /usr/include/ATI/GL/glx.h
Removed /usr/include/ATI/GL/glxext.h
Removed /usr/bin/fgl_glxgears
Removed /usr/bin/fglrxinfo
Removed /usr/bin/aticonfig
Removed /usr/bin/atiodcli
Removed /usr/bin/atiode
Removed /usr/bin/clinfo
Removed /usr/src/ati/fglrx_sample_source.tgz
Removed /usr/sbin/amdnotifyui
Removed /usr/sbin/atieventsd
Removed /usr/sbin/atigetsysteminfo.sh
Removed /etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default
Removed /etc/ati/atiapfxx
Removed /etc/ati/atiapfxx.blb
Removed /etc/ati/atiapfxx.log
Removed /etc/ati/atiogl.xml
Removed /etc/ati/authatieventsd.sh
Removed /etc/ati/control
Removed /etc/ati/logo.xbm.example
Removed /etc/ati/logo_mask.xbm.example
Removed /etc/ati/signature
Removed /etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl32.icd
/usr/bin/md5sum: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/md5sum: /usr/bin/amdconfig: No such file or directory
Removed /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-fglrx.conf

• then i reboot, login as usual without amd driver

i've tried install old driver again (AMD_Catalyst-13.4) and nothing happens, the installation process successful, and the driver working well. Anyone get same problem like me ? any suggestions guys ?

Answer 1

You are applying patch to wrong file. You have to patch catalyst/common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/kcl_acpi.c instead of catalyst/ati-installer.sh

Here is complete procedure from links of Miles Zhang:

 1. ./amd-catalyst-13.12-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract catalyst 
    cd catalyst 
 2. Apply the patch: $ patch -Np1 -i ../looks_like_amd_forgot_this.patch

       File to patch: common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/kcl_acpi.c

 3. sudo ./ati-installer.sh 13.251 --buildpkg Ubuntu/saucy 
 4. install the build packages, placed one directory up

UPDATE
The simplest way is to to delete catalyst folder and extract amd-catalyst-13.12-linux-x86.x86_64.run archive again.