Comment 114 for bug 642518

well, windoze has nothing to do with that.
removing windows destroys systems because
they use worse filesystems.
what you are decribing is just probability.
no one needs windoze, believe me.

C

Am 25.09.2010 11:59, schrieb Blue Print:
> well i reinstalled vista (although i hate it, i need it for some programs)
> i used wubi and another partition, done one update on ubuntu lucid 10.4,
> didnt change the sources other then proposed, and on the second reboot the
> fglrx / ati work fine
>
> not sure if its because windows being done first (this worked twice now
> prior to bug) but it seems fixed. last time removing windows destroyed the
> system.
>
> none the less thanks and im impressed the time you guys took to respond
> regardless of the fix not working for me
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker<
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>
>> This bug was fixed in the package fglrx-installer - 2:8.660-0ubuntu4.1
>>
>> ---------------
>> fglrx-installer (2:8.660-0ubuntu4.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low
>>
>> * Add compat_alloc_cve-2010-3081.patch:
>> - Work around the lack of compat_alloc_user_space() in asm/compat.h
>> after the fix for CVE-2010-3081 (LP: #642518). Thanks to Evan Broder
>> and Stefan Bader for the patch.
>> -- Alberto Milone<email address hidden> Tue, 21 Sep 2010
>> 18:05:26 +0200
>>
>> ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Karmic)
>> Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
>>
>> --
>> [MASTER] package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: Kernel
>> fix for CVE-2010-3081 breaks fglrx
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642518
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of a duplicate bug (642148).
>>
>> Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Lucid:
>> Invalid
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24” source package in Lucid:
>> Invalid
>> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Hardy: Invalid
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Hardy: Fix
>> Released
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24” source package in Hardy:
>> Fix Released
>> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Jaunty: Fix Committed
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Jaunty:
>> Invalid
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24” source package in Jaunty:
>> Invalid
>> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Karmic: Fix Released
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Karmic:
>> Invalid
>> Status in “linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24” source package in Karmic:
>> Invalid
>>
>> Bug description:
>> SRU Justification:
>>
>> Impact: Due to kernel changes for CVE-2010-3081 a function that was an
>> inline before has changed to a GPL only function. The fglrx driver cannot
>> link against this and fails to compile. In fglrx only the old inlines (which
>> have been renamed) may be used but those would lack the additional checks.
>>
>> Fix: Add code to detect whether the fglrx driver is compiled against a
>> kernel which has this change and use the old inlines in this case. Add the
>> additional checks from the CVE to the driver wrapper, so the hardening is
>> done in any case.
>>
>> Testcase: Compile of 64bit fglrx driver fails with an error without this
>> change.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> will not compile for this version of the linux kernal
>>
>> ProblemType: Package
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
>> Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4
>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
>> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>> Architecture: amd64
>> Date: Sat Sep 18 23:31:16 2010
>> DkmsStatus:
>> fglrx, 8.723.1: added
>> bcmwl, 5.60.48.36+bdcom, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>> vboxnetflt, 3.2.8, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>> vboxnetadp, 3.2.8, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>> vboxdrv, 3.2.8, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>> ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
>> MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1558
>> PackageVersion: 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4
>> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic
>> root=UUID=b11bf21b-cde8-40dd-968b-af47e2d36186 ro quiet splash
>> SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
>> Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: fglrx
>> kernel module failed to build
>> dmi.bios.date: 01/08/2010
>> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>> dmi.bios.version: A03
>> dmi.board.name: 0NJWJR
>> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>> dmi.board.version: A03
>> dmi.chassis.type: 8
>> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>> dmi.chassis.version: A03
>> dmi.modalias:
>> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd01/08/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1558:pvrA03:rvnDellInc.:rn0NJWJR:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA03:
>> dmi.product.name: Studio 1558
>> dmi.product.version: A03
>> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>> system:
>> distro: Ubuntu
>> codename: lucid
>> architecture: x86_64
>> kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic
>>
>>
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