Activity log for bug #807347

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-07-08 04:58:44 Per-Inge bug added bug
2011-07-08 07:58:05 Jean-Baptiste Lallement summary package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory
2011-07-09 09:13:51 Jean-Baptiste Lallement fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2011-07-09 09:13:51 Jean-Baptiste Lallement fglrx-installer (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2011-07-09 17:34:30 Julian Taylor bug added subscriber Julian Taylor
2011-07-11 12:19:59 Jean-Baptiste Lallement nominated for series Ubuntu Oneiric
2011-07-11 12:19:59 Jean-Baptiste Lallement bug task added fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric)
2011-07-11 12:26:53 Jean-Baptiste Lallement fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric): assignee Canonical X.org (canonical-x)
2011-07-13 09:52:31 Jean-Louis Dupond bug added subscriber Jean-Louis Dupond
2011-07-13 18:49:51 RussianNeuroMancer bug added subscriber RussianNeuroMancer
2011-07-13 22:30:49 Robin Munn bug added subscriber Robin Munn
2011-07-18 23:25:01 Bryce Harrington summary package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade due to missing /usr/lib/dri
2011-07-18 23:26:13 Bryce Harrington description Tried to install fglrx earlier, but this did not succeed. Rebooted and installed mesa-utils, but this did not succeed either. Got this log in the terminal: The program 'glxinfo' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install mesa-utils p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils [sudo] password for p-i: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: mesa-utils 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 30.3 kB of archives. After this operation, 152 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe mesa-utils amd64 8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2 [30.3 kB] Fetched 30.3 kB in 0s (72.0 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package mesa-utils. (Reading database ... 126439 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mesa-utils (from .../mesa-utils_8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up fglrx (2:8.861-0ubuntu2) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode. update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing fglrx (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fglrx-amdcccle: fglrx-amdcccle depends on fglrx; however: Package fglrx is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fglrx-amdcccle (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up mesa-utils (8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: fglrx fglrx-amdcccle E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64 AptOrdering: mesa-utils: Install fglrx: Configure fglrx-amdcccle: Configure mesa-utils: Configure Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jul 8 06:52:14 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110705.1) SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Title: package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) [Problem] The /usr/lib/dri directory was not present, so fglrx failed to install. Simply running "sudo mkdir /usr/lib/dri" fixed this problem for me. Installing gstreamer apparently also causes the directory to be created so installing gstreamer first will allow avoiding the problem. [Original Report] Tried to install fglrx earlier, but this did not succeed. Rebooted and installed mesa-utils, but this did not succeed either. Got this log in the terminal: The program 'glxinfo' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install mesa-utils p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils [sudo] password for p-i: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed:   mesa-utils 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 30.3 kB of archives. After this operation, 152 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe mesa-utils amd64 8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2 [30.3 kB] Fetched 30.3 kB in 0s (72.0 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package mesa-utils. (Reading database ... 126439 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mesa-utils (from .../mesa-utils_8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up fglrx (2:8.861-0ubuntu2) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode. update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_fglrx_dri: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing fglrx (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fglrx-amdcccle:  fglrx-amdcccle depends on fglrx; however:   Package fglrx is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fglrx-amdcccle (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up mesa-utils (8.0.1+git20110129+d8f7d6b-0ubuntu2) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.                           Errors were encountered while processing:  fglrx  fglrx-amdcccle E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) p-i@pi-MS-7125-oneiric-alpha2:~$ ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64 AptOrdering:  mesa-utils: Install  fglrx: Configure  fglrx-amdcccle: Configure  mesa-utils: Configure Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jul 8 06:52:14 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110705.1) SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Title: package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2011-07-18 23:26:45 Bryce Harrington fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric): assignee Canonical X.org (canonical-x) Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2011-07-18 23:27:28 Bryce Harrington fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric): status Confirmed Triaged
2011-07-20 10:42:45 Alberto Milone fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric): status Triaged In Progress
2011-07-20 15:25:12 Launchpad Janitor fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Oneiric): status In Progress Fix Released
2011-07-20 16:21:32 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:ubuntu/fglrx-installer
2011-07-25 12:42:08 rbrick49 bug added subscriber rbrick49
2011-07-25 12:42:30 rbrick49 removed subscriber rbrick49