package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Chet Hensley]

Using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS through SD duo stick with 4.1 Gigs. Its not installing proprietary graphics. Tried twice. wanted to see how it performed. Installed other apps perfectly.
VGA settings are having a hard time manually centering desktop on 37 inch LCD monitor. Desktop will center and ten minutes later it becomes uncentered. I thought the graphics driver would fix this issue. But can't install it.
NO manual adjustments through the monitor will help. It is not a clocking or phase issue.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 1 00:20:27 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
GdmLog1: Error: command ['cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: eMachines W3050
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Title: package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 11/05/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: K7MNF-64
dmi.board.vendor: First International Computer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: PCB 1.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag Number xxxxxx
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Manufactory Name
dmi.chassis.version: Version xx
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/05/2004:svneMachines:pnW3050:pvrSYS-xxxxxx:rvnFirstInternationalComputer,Inc.:rnK7MNF-64:rvrPCB1.x:cvnManufactoryName:ct3:cvrVersionxx:
dmi.product.name: W3050
dmi.product.version: SYS-xxxxxx
dmi.sys.vendor: eMachines
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

How did you try to install the driver? What tool did you use?

[Steffen Röcker (sroecker)]

I can confirm this.
I just tried to enable the nvidia driver via the hardware driver tool and got the same error.

[Steffen Röcker (sroecker)]

nvidia-96.postinst fails at
        current_glconf="$(readlink -e /etc/ld.so.conf.d/GL.conf)"
because the symlink doesn't exist.
I removed this line and it installs.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

If you don't have that link then maybe you're not using the standard mesa or something else went wrong.

What's the output of the following command?
apt-cache policy libgl1-mesa-glx

[Steffen Röcker (sroecker)]

You're right, still had libgl1-mesa-glx 7.8.0~git20100304.4c0c728b-0ubuntu0sarvatt~karmic installed.

[aguy (astyguy-deactivatedaccount)]

Error also occurs on Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 1

[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.