Comment 0 for bug 581044

You are using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
                - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010 and supported until April 2013.

The graphic driver failed to install during an automated package update with the following error msg:

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

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/src/fglrx-8.723/dkms.conf]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 15 08:12:27 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-server root=UUID=322663de-20d5-435e-b81b-84bfb0007724 ro quiet
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/src/fglrx-8.723/dkms.conf] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 02/05/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0307
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0307:bd02/05/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A89GTD-PRO/USB3:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-server