package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John DeGennaro]

Happened during install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3
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: Tue Aug 10 01:28:46 2010
DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.60.48.36+bdcom, 2.6.32-21-generic, i686: installed
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: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1647
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0W61J1
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A08
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A08
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd06/15/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1647:pvrA08:rvnDellInc.:rn0W61J1:rvrA08:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA08:
dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1647
dmi.product.version: A08
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

[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.