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

[unfa]

I freshly downloaded Ubuntu desktop 10.10 (beta?) and installed it to my USB key from another Ubuntu.

I launched the new 10.10 from USB key in "test" (live) mode for the first time, and I wanted to install nVidia drivers in it. It failed everytime with the same a strange error popup window appearing just before the progress bar went 100% (I tried 3~4 times). At the end, the app. which was installing the driver hanged and I had to close it with 'Force Quit' applet.

However, after I killed the hanging window I tried to re-create the bug to take a screenshot of the error message, but I saw that my driver is installed instead. Well, I'am happy it is but the application is surely was behaving buggy and I was very surprised that it actually managed to install nVidia driver.

What's even more strange, when I launched the desktop properties via context menu for desktop "change wallpaper". And tried to turn on desktop effects (compiz) it prompted me to install nVidia driver again (but I saw that it is already installed just a minute ago!). I clicked okay and the application is swinging the progress bar and I'am waiting to see what will happen next.

A massage box shown with a message:
 "Please run "Appearance/Desktop Effects" again after restarting the computer, when the new graphics driver is active."
So maybe it tried to install the nVidia driver again because it wasn't active yet? I don't know, I hope you know.

I'am going down for a restart now and see what will happen (I have a 4gb persistance file so my driver should be saved for live session)

I hope this information will be helpful :-) Thank you for your support!

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.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x768 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAebWZDaYgAACAOAQMYIRi16vYpolNHmSUQSEz//oAxWXFPRVlhWYGAgUoBAQEB6iQAYEEAKDAwYBMANuYQAAAeAAAA/QAyoB5HCwAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABUNzEwQkgKICAgICAgAAAA/AAKICAgICAgICAgICAgAFQ=
Date: Fri Oct 15 11:29:11 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 i386 (20101007)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
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: 04/09/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0403
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5QL/EPU
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0403:bd04/09/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5QL/EPU:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[unfa (unfa00)]

Yay, I restarted the live session, turned on desktop effects again and Compiz is working! :-)

[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.