package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bruce Cranford]

Error occurred while running 10.10 from a USB drive.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0wyAAAAAAASAQOAIxR4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBQRxWoFAAFjAwICUAYcYQAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAACNcAmcAAAAA/gBTQU1TVU5HCiAgICAgAAAA/gAxNjBBVDA1LTAwMQogACQ=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Dec 27 12:09:23 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 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP HDX 16 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: 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
Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 06/16/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.24
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 361B
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 15.29
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.24:bd06/16/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPHDX16NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn361B:rvr15.29:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP HDX 16 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
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 685017, 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.