package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tim Wentz]

While testing the live USB image to see if my hardware drivers would be supported (manually installing the current NVIDIA drivers fails in 10.04), the installation failed with something about "abortArchive()" -- so it might just be something about the default live user account ("ubuntu") cannot install the driver, but I do not know.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wAGrzwkAAAAAAATAQSQHxF4AsilnldUkiaZUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBEhtWRlAAIzAmFjYANa0QAAAaEhtWRlAAIzAmFjYANa0QAAAaAAAA/gBIM0QzOIBCMTQwWFcyAAAAAAAAQQGWAAEAAAEBCiAgAIs=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Sun Oct 10 14:13:34 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 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3400
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
Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 06/23/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0RXV7H
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd06/23/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3400:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0RXV7H:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3400
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic