package nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[sparker256]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu natty (development branch)
Release: 11.04

tried to install package nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu2 on usb startup disk

Would not install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.21-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-11.25-generic 2.6.37-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 25 14:20:47 2010
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
GdmLog1: Not present
GdmLog2: Not present
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:c981]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101224)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
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 260.19.21-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 2101
dmi.board.name: M2N32-SLI DELUXE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N32-SLIDELUXEACPIBIOSRevision2101:bd08/06/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N32-SLIDELUXE:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20100805+b96170a-0ubuntu1

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Okay, yeah it's a known issue that -nvidia installation into a USB live environment is not supported.