Debian Bug report logs - #476900
ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:11:30 +0200

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>

* Package name    : fglrx-kernel-modules
  Version         : 1:8-4-1 
  Upstream Author : ATI/AMD
* URL             : http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
* License         : restricted
  Description     : fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

It is a simple package that provide the fglrx kernel module compiled for
the last 2.6 kernel found in Debian. It compiles fglrx-kernel-src. There
would be no need of module-assistant to get (proprietary) 3D
acceleration working.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Message #10 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>

To: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>, 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:46:09 +0200

Hi,

Bertrand Marc wrote:
> It is a simple package that provide the fglrx kernel module compiled for
> the last 2.6 kernel found in Debian. It compiles fglrx-kernel-src. There
> would be no need of module-assistant to get (proprietary) 3D
> acceleration working.

an extra package per module source is the wrong attempt, do not upload it.

instead, the prebuild binary modules should be built on behalf of
linux-modules-nonfree-2.6, please read
http://blog.daniel-baumann.ch/2006/12/10#20061210_kernel-modules-packaging
and consider sending a patch to add the definitions for fglrx.

Regards,
Daniel

-- 
Address:        Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email:          daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet:       http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/

Message #15 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

To: daniel@debian.org

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:10:23 +0200

Hi,

I'd like to patch this linux-nonfree package. I also see that there is a 
linux-modules-nonfree-2.6 here (and this is not referenced on the PTS): 
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/dists/trunk/linux-modules-nonfree-2.6/debian/?rev=0&sc=0

So first, wich one should be patched?

FYI, here is my work on the module :
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-fglrx/fglrx-kernel-module/trunk/debian/?rev=0&sc=0
It is quite ready to upload as an extra package.

To include it, I think that it would be very simple. The only problem is 
that the name of the module source is "fglrx-kernel-src" and I 
understand you prefer *-source.

Regards,
Bertrand

Message #20 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>

To: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:23:44 +0200

Bertrand Marc wrote:
> linux-modules-nonfree-2.6 here (and this is not referenced on the PTS):

it is, see http://packages.qa.debian.org/linux-modules-nonfree-2.6

> It is quite ready to upload as an extra package.

i'll have a look to take the necessary parts of it into l-m-n-2.6 then.

> To include it, I think that it would be very simple. The only problem is
> that the name of the module source is "fglrx-kernel-src" and I
> understand you prefer *-source.

that is a pre-condition prior a new upload of l-m-n-2.6; the module
source packages must follow the common naming scheme.

-- 
Address:        Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email:          daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet:       http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/

Message #25 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>

To: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>, 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:03:35 +0100

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On Sun, 2008-04-20 at 05:11 +0200, Bertrand Marc wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>
> 
> * Package name    : fglrx-kernel-modules
>   Version         : 1:8-4-1 
>   Upstream Author : ATI/AMD
> * URL             : http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
> * License         : restricted
>   Description     : fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel
> 
> It is a simple package that provide the fglrx kernel module compiled for
> the last 2.6 kernel found in Debian. It compiles fglrx-kernel-src. There
> would be no need of module-assistant to get (proprietary) 3D
> acceleration working.

Why not add fglrx to linux-modules-nonfree-2.6?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Q.  Which is the greater problem in the world today, ignorance or apathy?
A.  I don't know and I couldn't care less.

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Message #30 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

To: daniel@debian.org, 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:26 +0200

Daniel Baumann a écrit :
>
> it is, see http://packages.qa.debian.org/linux-modules-nonfree-2.6
>   
I'm sorry, I knew this link. I was talking about the SVN. There is no 
link on the PTS to the SVN. That's not important anyway.

So I guess we have to change the name of the module source. I'm waiting 
for an answer from the other member of the Fglrx maintainer Team. I 
guess you would accept any name like this : *-source. Or maybe you 
absolutely want fglrx-source? fglrx-kernel-source?

Do not hesitate to contact me if you want any kind of information or 
help packaging the module. But remember that I don't understand python...

Regards,
Bertrand

Message #35 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>

To: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:52:28 +0200

Bertrand Marc wrote:
> I'm sorry, I knew this link. I was talking about the SVN. There is no
> link on the PTS to the SVN. That's not important anyway.

well, it is in the svn. but that version hasn't yet been uploaded as
it's waiting for nvidia (or if fglrx is ready earlier, then for that).

> So I guess we have to change the name of the module source. I'm waiting
> for an answer from the other member of the Fglrx maintainer Team. I
> guess you would accept any name like this : *-source. Or maybe you
> absolutely want fglrx-source? fglrx-kernel-source?

technically, it doesn't matter if it is fglrx-source or
fglrx-kernel-source, both are fine.

cosmetically, fglrx-source is more beautiful (which results in
fglrx-modules-*) rather than fglrx-kernel-source (which results in
fglrx-kernel-modules-*), as the latter sounds somehow redundant.

> Do not hesitate to contact me if you want any kind of information or
> help packaging the module. But remember that I don't understand python...

the lmn is not the problem, but the fglrx-source (or
fglrx-kernel-source) must be made compliant to it.

-- 
Address:        Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email:          daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet:       http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/

Message #40 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)

To: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>, 476900@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:54:37 -0400

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 05:11:30AM +0200, Bertrand Marc wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>
> 
> * Package name    : fglrx-kernel-modules
>   Version         : 1:8-4-1 
>   Upstream Author : ATI/AMD
> * URL             : http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
> * License         : restricted
>   Description     : fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel
> 
> It is a simple package that provide the fglrx kernel module compiled for
> the last 2.6 kernel found in Debian. It compiles fglrx-kernel-src. There
> would be no need of module-assistant to get (proprietary) 3D
> acceleration working.
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

module-assistant is a very good method, and lets a user easily compile
modules for a custom made kernel.

What exactly does ATI's 50MB blob do that is somehow better?  Does it
generate debian packages and isntall them?  Does it respect the correct
locations to install files?

-- 
Len Sorensen

Message #50 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

To: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:01:13 +0200

Of course module-assistant is a good method... but not for everybody. 
The average Debian user doesn't compile his own kernel. Therefore he has 
the right to claim for a module already compiled for his kernel.

I don't know what you are saying about the ATI blob. I just want to 
compile the package already in Debian : fglrx-kernel-src

Lennart Sorensen a écrit :
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 05:11:30AM +0200, Bertrand Marc wrote:
>   
>> Package: wnpp
>> Severity: wishlist
>> Owner: Bertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>
>>
>> * Package name    : fglrx-kernel-modules
>>   Version         : 1:8-4-1 
>>   Upstream Author : ATI/AMD
>> * URL             : http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
>> * License         : restricted
>>   Description     : fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel
>>
>> It is a simple package that provide the fglrx kernel module compiled for
>> the last 2.6 kernel found in Debian. It compiles fglrx-kernel-src. There
>> would be no need of module-assistant to get (proprietary) 3D
>> acceleration working.
>>
>> -- System Information:
>> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>>   APT prefers testing
>>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
>> Architecture: i386 (i686)
>>
>> Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
>> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
>> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
>>     
>
> module-assistant is a very good method, and lets a user easily compile
> modules for a custom made kernel.
>
> What exactly does ATI's 50MB blob do that is somehow better?  Does it
> generate debian packages and isntall them?  Does it respect the correct
> locations to install files?
>
>   

Message #55 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)

To: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:00:47 -0400

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:01:13PM +0200, Bertrand Marc wrote:
> Of course module-assistant is a good method... but not for everybody. 
> The average Debian user doesn't compile his own kernel. Therefore he has 
> the right to claim for a module already compiled for his kernel.
> 
> I don't know what you are saying about the ATI blob. I just want to 
> compile the package already in Debian : fglrx-kernel-src

Well you included a URL to ATI's upstream which musthave confused me.
So you just want to do what has already been done often for the nvidia
driver?

-- 
Len Sorensen

Message #60 received at 476900@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

To: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

Cc: 476900@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:37:01 +0200

Yes exactly.

In fact, it seems it's not such a good idea to create a new package, but 
Daniel Baumann agreed to include it (with nvidia) in the package 
linux-modules-nonfree. To definitely include it, he is just waiting for 
the Fglrx maintainer team to rename the source package as fglrx-source 
(instead of fglrx-kernel-src)

Bertrand

Lennart Sorensen a écrit :
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:01:13PM +0200, Bertrand Marc wrote:
>   
>> Of course module-assistant is a good method... but not for everybody. 
>> The average Debian user doesn't compile his own kernel. Therefore he has 
>> the right to claim for a module already compiled for his kernel.
>>
>> I don't know what you are saying about the ATI blob. I just want to 
>> compile the package already in Debian : fglrx-kernel-src
>>     
>
> Well you included a URL to ATI's upstream which musthave confused me.
> So you just want to do what has already been done often for the nvidia
> driver?
>
>   

Message #65 received at 476900-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bertrand Marc <BeberKing@gmail.com>

To: 476900-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#476900: ITP: fglrx-kernel-modules -- fglrx (ATI driver) kernel module build against the last kernel

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:12:28 +0200

Thanks to Daniel Baumann, the fglrx-module is now included in 
linux-modules-nonfree

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