Jockey failed to properly install fglrx driver ("post-release updates"): "Sorry, installation of this driver failed"

[Daniel Hahler]

I have tried to install the fglrx proprietary driver, when Jockey failed after downloading it with the following error dialog:
"""
Sorry, installation of this driver failed.
Please have a look at the log for details: /var/log/jockey.log
"""

Installing the normal (non-"post-release updates") driver/variant worked.

The tail of the error log is:

2011-11-17 10:29:49,149 WARNING: /sys/module/fglrx_updates/drivers does not exist, cannot rebind fglrx_updates driver
2011-11-17 10:29:49,233 ERROR: xorg:fglrx_updates: get_alternative_by_name(fglrx-updates) returned nothing
2011-11-17 10:29:49,318 DEBUG: fglrx.enabled(fglrx_updates): target_alt None current_alt /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf other target alt N
2011-11-17 10:29:49,318 DEBUG: fglrx_updates is not the alternative in use
2011-11-17 10:29:49,352 DEBUG: fglrx.enabled(fglrx_updates): target_alt None current_alt /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf other target alt N
2011-11-17 10:29:49,352 DEBUG: fglrx_updates is not the alternative in use

I am attaching a screenshot of Jockey after the fact and the whole log.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: jockey-gtk 0.9.4-0ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 17 10:32:22 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: FUJITSU ESPRIMO P5645
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=2aaafb6d-3313-4ed7-8dc0-7bf481eb98b5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: jockey
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 R1.11.2981.A1
dmi.board.name: D2981-A1
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.board.version: S26361-D2981-A1
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.chassis.version: C$PIP3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSU//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr6.00R1.11.2981.A1:bd01/17/2011:svnFUJITSU:pnESPRIMOP5645:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnD2981-A1:rvrS26361-D2981-A1:cvnFUJITSU:ct6:cvrC$PIP3:
dmi.product.name: ESPRIMO P5645
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jack Foy (jfoy)]

I believe this is not actually a duplicate of 873058 bug as marked, though it is a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/870560 (also incorrectly flagged as a duplicate of 873058).

It looks like /usr/share/jockey/handlers/fglrx.py in package jockey-common expects the package fgrlx-updates to create a module named 'fglrx-updates', but the module generated by building that package is actually named 'fglrx'. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer-updates/+bug/825339

Can someone who knows this code comment on this issue? How can we get the jockey-common and fglrx-updates maintainers to agree on an interface?