package nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[dkotrada]

testing natty alpha nvidia drivers can not be activated SystemError: installArchives() failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1680x1050 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wANryMVAAAAAAAAAQOAIRR4CnfxoFpLliQYT1QAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBfC6QoGAaHkAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAA/gBOMTU0WjEtTDAyCiAgAAAA/gBDTU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBOMTU0WjEtTDAyCiAgAPg=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Sat Dec 4 20:30:30 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 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
MachineType: LENOVO 0769BNG
ProcKernelCmdLine: 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-173
Title: package nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 68ET24WW
dmi.board.name: IEL10
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: REFERENCE
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr68ET24WW:bd08/15/2007:svnLENOVO:pn0769BNG:pvr3000N200:rvnLENOVO:rnIEL10:rvrREFERENCE:cvnNoEnclosure:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: 0769BNG
dmi.product.version: 3000 N200
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: natty
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.37-7-generic

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

By chance were you trying to install it on a USB stick?

If so, how large is the USB stick, and if you reserved persistent storage space how much did you reserve?

[Felix (apoapo)]

For me it was an USB stick with 2gb and a maximum persistent storage of 1.2 gb.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Okay, unfortunately usb-creator doesn't make this clear but you need to leave some space outside the persistent storage, for doing kernel updates such as installing drivers. Calling it "persistent storage" is a bit misleading because that sounds like it should include kernel persistence as well, but basically the stuff that goes into /boot lives outside the persistent storage file, so if you use up all the usb drive space for the storage file, there's not enough left for updating the /boot stuff.

Anyway, see bug #685017 for more details and workarounds and such.