package fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Vincent Gerris]

this showed up after a failed install of the fglrx driver

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: fglrx 2:8.861-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-5.6-generic 3.0.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-5-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 mesa-utils: Install
 fglrx: Configure
 fglrx-amdcccle: Configure
 mesa-utils: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 20 18:23:32 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110717)
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)
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.0-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11~1-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11~1-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.0-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1