package nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Daniel Garcia]

Trying to install nvidia drivers for my Quadro NVS140 from a Lenovo T61.

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 x86_64
AptOrdering:
 nvidia-173: Install
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 nvidia-current: Configure
 nvidia-173: Configure
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1440x900 1440x900 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wAwrjNAAAAAAAASAQOAHhN46q4QllhTjCgkUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB2CegiFGEGjAwIDYAML4QAAAZhCGgoFGEGjAwIDYAML4QAAAZAAAADwCQCjKQCigUAQAyDAEBAAAA/gBMUDE0MVdQMS1UTEI4ADw=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Wed Dec 8 13:59:17 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.37-7-generic, x86_64: installed
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 amd64 (20101206)
MachineType: LENOVO 7663B93
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: 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 260.19.21-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 04/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LETC7WW (2.27 )
dmi.board.name: 7663B93
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETC7WW(2.27):bd04/08/2010:svnLENOVO:pn7663B93:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn7663B93:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 7663B93
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: natty
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.37-7-generic