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

[Mohamed Ahmed Ali]

Crash happened when I was installing the nvidia drivers. on my gateway FX 6860 that has nvidia 8800GTS video card

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 x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 22 11:01:36 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 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Gateway P-6860FX
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
dmi.bios.date: 03/10/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R01-A1P (94.29.00)
dmi.board.name: P-6860FX
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.board.version: 1234567
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.chassis.version: 1234567
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR01-A1P(94.29.00):bd03/10/2008:svnGateway:pnP-6860FX:pvr1234567:rvnGateway:rnP-6860FX:rvr1234567:cvnGateway:ct10:cvr1234567:
dmi.product.name: P-6860FX
dmi.product.version: 1234567
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic