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

[Wei-Yee Chan]

Error occurred while trying to download proprietary graphics driver for Radeon HD 3450 graphics card.

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.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768 1280x1024 1280x1024 1024x768 1024x768 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wBBDD3AAQEBAQ8UAQNuKRd47mm1plVInCUUUFS9SwCBgAEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBZiFWqlEAHjBGjzMAmuYQAAAeAAAA/QA4TB5TDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABQaGlsaXBzIDE5MUVMAAAA/wBVN0ExMDE1MDAxOTA3AAE=
Date: Mon Nov 15 21:23:48 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-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0083 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0718:0348 Imation Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: BIOSTAR Group N61PB-M2S
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.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: 06/29/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: N61PB-M2S
dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.version: N61PB-M2S
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd06/29/2010:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnN61PB-M2S:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnN61PB-M2S:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvrN61PB-M2S:
dmi.product.name: N61PB-M2S
dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
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.