package fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Andrew Farenci]

Running from a "Live USB stick" with 4GB casper-RW file space available for user files and settings.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1920x1080 1280x1024 1440x900 1280x800 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAEcpMAZghxkyUTAQOAMx14KsqFpFZLnCUSUFSzDABxT4EAgYCVANHAAQEBAQEBAjqAGHE4LUBYLEUA/h8RAAAeAAAA/QAxSx5eEQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABBY2VyIFgyMzNICiAgAAAA/wBMRkQwVzAyMzQzMTEKAPk=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1920x1080 1600x1200 1680x1050 1280x1024 1280x1024 1440x900 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAiZ8MaAQEBAQwTAQMKMx146smlpFZLnSUSUFSlawCBgKlAlQCzAAEBAQEBAQEBAjqAGHE4LUBYLEUA/R4RAAAeAAAA/ABIRjIzNwogICAgICAgAAAA/QA4TB9SEgAKICAgICAgAAAA/wA5MTJSSjNYWTA1NDYwAFM=
Date: Fri Dec 31 19:50:46 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 amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: HP-Pavilion AW020AV-ABA e9280t
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.780-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 09/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.29
dmi.board.name: TRUCKEE
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.04E01
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.29:bd09/17/2010:svnHP-Pavilion:pnAW020AV-ABAe9280t:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnTRUCKEE:rvr1.04E01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AW020AV-ABA e9280t
dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 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.