package nvidia-current-updates 304.32-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[saavyone]

Just upgraded to 12.10 early to get the latest 304.x kernel packages. It worked, but I got this error report

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: nvidia-current-updates 304.32-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-10.10-generic 3.5.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.32 Thu Aug 2 18:41:39 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.1-6ubuntu1)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Aug 14 12:44:49 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS] [10de:10c3] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Device [196e:0877]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current_updates - nvidia_current_updates (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: MSI MS-7325
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-10-generic root=UUID=6658d4a6-2db6-401c-bd0a-0c84a19841f9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates
Title: package nvidia-current-updates 304.32-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.10
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-7325
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.10:bd12/13/2006:svnMSI:pnMS-7325:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnMS-7325:rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: MS-7325
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3249-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.1.902-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~really6.14.4-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.19.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-1build1

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi, not sure what the install failure was but we're not going to be shipping 304.32 so will chalk this up to an interim package glitch.