package nvidia-glx-185 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libGLcore.so.185.18.36'

[ChrisCS]

I was trying Xububtu on a USB memory stick prior to installing it on my EeePC 4G and tried to install the recommended NVIDIA driver by clicking on "Hardware Drivers" and then clicking on "Activate" for the recommended driver -version 185

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 5 14:13:46 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libGLcore.so.185.18.36'
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.3)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1d0d:0212
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Package: nvidia-glx-185 (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/xhostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180
Title: package nvidia-glx-185 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libGLcore.so.185.18.36'
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XorgLogOld: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old'
dmi.bios.date: 08/01/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS P5N-D ACPI BIOS Revision 0801
dmi.board.name: P5N-D
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSP5N-DACPIBIOSRevision0801:bd08/01/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N-D:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
fglrx: Not loaded
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for this bug report. Can you tell us how big the USB memory stick is/was?

[ChrisCS (chriscro)]

Hello Charlie Kravetz,

The USB memory stick is 4 Gb. It may be worth mentioning that I have also had trouble with an NVIDIA driver on my desktop machine. This was with Ubuntu 8.10 and the driver was an earlier one. I can't remember which one but I thilk it was 176 (the one before the currently recommended one) What happened was that after installing the driver and re-booting I lost the desktop completely and being totally new to Linux at the time I had to re-install Ubuntu as I didn't know anything about configuration files or how to edit them. I mention this because the motherboard on my desktop machine is also made by Asus; perhaps there is some incompatibility between Asus, NVIDIA and Linux

[ChrisCS (chriscro)]

I should have made it clear that I was trying the USB stick on my desktop machine, which has an NVIDIA GE Force 9500 GT graphics card, prior to installing Xubuntu on the netbook

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for the additional information. I am confirming this bug so the developers can take a look at it.

Bryce: Is this the cause?

xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180
Title: package nvidia-glx-185 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libGLcore.so.185.18.36'

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 557023, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.