package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 (ATI poprietary display driver won't install)

[Nathan Piercy]

I recently updated to Lucid, and the ATI Catalyst Control Center driver worked fine for me on Karmic. After updating, whenever I try to download and install the fglrx package (via apt-get or synaptec or a direct link from the AMD website) I recieve the error message in the summary. I've checked the forums and someone posted a solution, but their way around this issue didn't work for me. I get errors in terminal when I try to do these fixes. No rush on this, but my friend a few doors down has the same issue, and we're hoping that will be stable/fixed when the full release of Lucid hits. You guys rock!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx-amdcccle: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 12 13:33:06 2010
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.712, 2.6.32-20-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.712, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 02/05/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F10
dmi.board.name: EP45-UD3P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF10:bd02/05/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP45-UD3P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP45-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP45-UD3P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-19-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.