package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Tried to upgrade from Karmic to 10.04 and the FGLRX drivers fail to install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx (not installed)
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: Fri May 7 08:32:41 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=af13cccf-676e-490d-91ab-461ad97341c6 ro splash 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: 10/15/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.08
dmi.board.name: 3637
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 33.22
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.08:bd10/15/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr039F200000241210000020000:rvnQuanta:rn3637:rvr33.22:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 039F200000241210000020000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic