package fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robert S. Lee]

Booted from USB
HP Pavilion dv7-4053cl laptop

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2
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: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1600x900 1440x900 1280x854 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480
 edid-base64: AP///////wAGr54TAAAAAAETAQOAJhV4CsSVnldTkiYPUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBHCpAbmGEDDAwIDYAftYQAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTczUlcwMSBWMyAKACQ=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Fri Oct 15 22:13:27 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: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
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: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 06/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.08
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1442
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 67.16
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.08:bd06/10/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr048D100000242B20000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1442:rvr67.16:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 048D100000242B20000020000
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

[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.