package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Octavian Stolnicu]

Tried to install hardware driver for nvidia 9600gt video card using the recommended version and got this error. Using usb live disk with 2 GB of persistence.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 20 16:44:27 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 7730G
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: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
XorgConf:

dmi.bios.date: 03/10/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3636
dmi.board.name: Mammoth
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3636:bd03/10/2009:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire7730G:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnMammoth:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 7730G
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic