title: Error Installing amd_catalyst-13.12 Driver
body: <p>Today i've downloaded new AMD Catalyst driver, and when the installation process, an error message appears "<strong>there were errors during installation</strong>"  here is step for the installation of me:
  **sudo update &amp;&amp; sudo upgrade done, reboot.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>uninstall AMD Catalyst old driver (AMD_Catalyst-13.4): </p>
  
  <pre><code>$ sudo sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>restore of system environment completed
  done</p>
  
  <p>(without errors)</p></li>
  <li><p>reboot</p></li>
  <li><p>install new driver</p>
  
  <p>$ sudo sh amd-catalyst-13.12-linux-x86.x86_64.run</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>installation process error: <a href="http://postimg.org/image/675x7cio9/" rel="nofollow">http://postimg.org/image/675x7cio9/</a></p>
  
  <p>here is the <strong>fglrx-install.log:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>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 -&gt;
                   /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
  </code></pre>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>reboot, then i can't login to startx </p></li>
  <li><p>so i uninstall the new driver, an message error appears: </p>
  
  <p>$ sudo sh /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh</p>
  
  <p>restore of system environment completed</p>
  
  <p>Error! there are no instances of module: fglrx</p>
  
  <p>13.251 locate in the DKMS tree</p>
  
  <p>Error during DKMS module removal</p>
  
  <p>Uninstall fglrx driver complete</p>
  
  <p>for detailed log of uninstall, please see /etc/ati/fglrx-uninstall.log</p>
  
  <p>System must be rebooted to avoid system instability and potential data loss.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>here is the <strong>fglrx-uninstall.log:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>*** 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/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
  </code></pre>
  
  <ul>
  <li>then i reboot, login as usual without amd driver</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>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 ?</p>