package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4 [modified: usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/atiogl.xml usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/authatieventsd.sh usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/control usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/signature] failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build

[Daryl Slatter]

In "System-Administration-Hardware Drivers" activating "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver" returns an error message about half way through downloading and installing, error message reads "SystemError: installArchives() failed".

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4 [modified: usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/atiogl.xml usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/authatieventsd.sh usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/control usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/signature]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 23 14:08:19 2010
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.723.1: added
ErrorMessage: fglrx kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-NW25GF_S
PackageVersion: 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=eb800723-f881-4d98-9f72-99c6d4c02b27 ro single
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu4 [modified: usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/atiogl.xml usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/authatieventsd.sh usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/control usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/signature] failed to install/upgrade: fglrx kernel module failed to build
dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R1120Y4
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1120Y4:bd08/20/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-NW25GF_S:pvrC602RAA5:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-NW25GF_S
dmi.product.version: C602RAA5
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic