SQUASHFS error "data probably corrupt" leads to error "package nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1"

[Robert Hooker]

Installing nvidia-current via jockey on the natty alpha 1 liveusb with 1.2GB persistent storage.

When it tries to install I get these errors in dmesg

[ 276.442208] SQUASHFS error: zlib_inflate error, data probably corrupt
[ 276.442216] SQUASHFS error: squashfs_read_data failed to read block 0x2796fdc1
[ 276.442221] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read fragment cache entry [2796fdc1]
[ 276.442226] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read page, block 2796fdc1, size 9d11
[ 276.442235] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read fragment cache entry [2796fdc1]
[ 276.442239] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read page, block 2796fdc1, size 9d11
[ 276.442245] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read fragment cache entry [2796fdc1]
[ 276.442249] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read page, block 2796fdc1, size 9d11
[ 282.854162] SQUASHFS error: zlib_inflate error, data probably corrupt
[ 282.854170] SQUASHFS error: squashfs_read_data failed to read block 0x2796fdc1
[ 282.854175] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read fragment cache entry [2796fdc1]
[ 282.854180] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read page, block 2796fdc1, size 9d11

Then a module-init-tools crash popup appears which I filed here where insmod fails with SIGBUS

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/module-init-tools/+bug/686145

The nvidia install failure here is just fallout from wider problems as seen in the update log:

ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/home/sarvatt$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-current is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.1ubuntu7) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up nvidia-current (260.19.21-0ubuntu1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
 nvidia-current
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259 being an error given when there is no space left on the device for the operation I believe.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.2:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1920x1080 1920x1080 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wAiZKUGthoAABYUAQOAJxd4CtwlnFtSmCYXUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBzDOAYHA4EEAYIEYAftcQAAAZAAAA/gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/ABIU0QxNzNQVVcxCiAgAAAAEAAKICAgICAgICAgICAgAGw=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Dec 6 20:12:12 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: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. G73Jw
ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: G73Jw.202
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: G73Jw
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG73Jw.202:bd08/05/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnG73Jw:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnG73Jw:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: G73Jw
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: natty
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.37-7-generic