When I installed the driver by dkms in debian 12, everything goes without errors.
root@debian:/home/sw/Linux_DRM_1.14.1_4/DKMS# dpkg -i ast-drm-deb12.deb
(Reading database ... 169202 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack ast-drm-deb12.deb ...
Module ast-1.14.1 for kernel 6.1.0-9-amd64 (x86_64).
Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
ast.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Module was not found within /lib/modules/6.1.0-9-amd64/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod...
Deleting module ast-1.14.1 completely from the DKMS tree.
Unpacking ast-dkms (1.14.1) over (1.14.1) ...
Setting up ast-dkms (1.14.1) ...
Loading new ast-1.14.1 DKMS files...
Building for 6.1.0-9-amd64
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 6.1.0-9-amd64
Done.
ast.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/6.1.0-9-amd64/updates/dkms/
depmod...
But after reboot, the new kernel module was not loaded. The system still used original in-box kernel driver, 0.1.0.
root@debian:/etc# dmesg | grep ast
[ 3.852665] ast 0000:08:00.0: [drm] P2A bridge disabled, using default configuration
[ 3.852666] ast 0000:08:00.0: [drm] AST 2600 detected
[ 3.852678] ast 0000:08:00.0: [drm] Using analog VGA
[ 3.852679] ast 0000:08:00.0: [drm] dram MCLK=396 Mhz type=1 bus_width=16
[ 3.852932] [drm] Initialized ast 0.1.0 20120228 for 0000:08:00.0 on minor 0
dkms shows the deb has been successfully installed.
root@debian:/var/log# dkms status
ast/1.14.1, 6.1.0-9-amd64, x86_64: installed
modinfo shows the information of updated kernel module.
root@debian:/usr/src# modinfo ast
filename: /lib/modules/6.1.0-9-amd64/updates/dkms/ast.ko
version: 1.14.1
license: GPL and additional rights
description: AST
author: Dave Airlie
firmware: ast_dp501_fw.bin
srcversion: 41CEE48BDC2FE51E9754203
alias: pci:v00001A03d00002010sv*sd*bc03sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001A03d00002000sv*sd*bc03sc*i*
depends: drm_kms_helper,drm,drm_vram_helper,i2c-algo-bit,drm_ttm_helper
retpoline: Y
name: ast
vermagic: 6.1.0-9-amd64 SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
sig_id: PKCS#7
signer: DKMS module signing key
sig_key: 67:37:CD:0D:22:4C:F8:7F:21:EB:BF:E2:0B:12:04:73:A8:57:0C:69
sig_hashalgo: sha256
signature: 05:3F:F4:D6:25:94:EC:DD:A3:B2:22:6C:90:73:F3:96:F9:14:56:BC:
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parm: modeset:Disable/Enable modesetting (int)
My dkms.conf is as below.
AKE="BUILD_KERNEL=${kernelver} make -C src/ KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/${kernelver}/build"
CLEAN="make -C src/ clean"
BUILT_MODULE_NAME=ast
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION=src/
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION="/updates"
PACKAGE_NAME=ast-dkms
PACKAGE_VERSION=1.14.1
AUTOINSTALL=yes
