package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jeff Clemons]

It is OK I had used a flash drive to create a boot media and was just trying the drive on various PC's and showing people how clever these Ubuntu guys were. It is vary impressive. So once in a while there is an error vary minor indeed. The drive still works programs load, Internet internet's it is vary cool. even boot on 64bit AMD athlon CPU nice!!!!!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jun 9 17:31:17 2011
DkmsStatus: nvidia-96, 96.43.17, 2.6.32-21-generic, i686: installed
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
MachineType: Dell Inc Dimension E521
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-96
Title: package nvidia-96 96.43.17-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
XorgConf:

dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc
dmi.bios.version: 1.1.11
dmi.board.name: 0UW457
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc:bvr1.1.11:bd08/02/2007:svnDellInc:pnDimensionE521:pvr:rvnDellInc:rn0UW457:rvrA03:cvnDellInc:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension E521
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The version of update-initramfs that you likely have installed is unable to work on a persistent usb stick. You can resolve this issue by upgrading the version of casper on your system. This can be done via the commands:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install casper

Then performing the software update or installation that you were originally trying. If this does not resolve your bug please set its status back to New. Thanks in advance!