package xorg-driver-fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Ivan Speranza]

Failed to uninstall previous driver and to install new NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.53-pkg1.run.I get error message "Install/Archives()failed".

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering: xorg-driver-fglrx: Purge
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 7 10:21:41 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: VIA Technologies, Inc. KT400-8235
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg-driver-fglrx (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package xorg-driver-fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: KT400-8235
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd10/25/2002:svnVIATechnologies,Inc.:pnKT400-8235:pvr:rvn:rnKT400-8235:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: KT400-8235
dmi.sys.vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-17-generic

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

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 552782, 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.