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

[Mitchell Salvatore Crimi]

I have a freshly installed 10.10 Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat Desktop edition (the non-beta public release) on my flash drive using the ubuntu website''s recommended method. Upon my first boot, I clicked a button which said I could update my Nvidia driver so I chose the recommended one in the options menu and it started downloading. Near the end of the download, it froze and this "send error" menu appeared. This same error has occured on 2 fresh installs. I reported it this time.

I expected linux to install the latest recommended Nvidia driver for my Nvidia 8400m GS.

Instead, it froze right before the 'downloading' window bar was full and then an alert appeared which said that the driver package failed to install or upgrade.

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 i686
Architecture: i386
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: 1280x800 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0UzAAAAAAAOAQOAIRV4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB7hoAgFAgEDAQMBMAS88QAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAACOHAmQBAAAA/gBTQU1TVU5HCiAgICAgAAAA/gBMVE4xNTRYMy1MMDEKAGg=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Oct 11 07:30:54 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=/casper/initrd.lz 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: 06/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.58
dmi.board.name: 30D2
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 79.2E
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.58:bd06/16/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6700NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30D2:rvr79.2E:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic