fglrx doesn't install, crashes in apt and breaks fglrx-amdcccle, can't perform system updates because my system is "broken"

[Matt Thompson]

I have only had this trouble since I performed the distribution upgrade from 9.10 to 10.4. I had no issues in 9.10

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 x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 fglrx: Install
 fglrx-amdcccle: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 14 09:14:28 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA790XT-UD4P
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=a9b195b9-4383-41f8-8f5e-7be3b7d72b2f 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: 05/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: GA-MA790XT-UD4P
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.:bvrF4:bd05/21/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA790XT-UD4P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA790XT-UD4P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA790XT-UD4P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
glxinfo: Error: command ['glxinfo'] failed with exit code -11:
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic