jockey-backend crashed with SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

[Tom Dison]

Trying to install addition driver for "Video driver for AMD graphics accelecrators"

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: jockey-common 0.9.4-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 24 09:26:06 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/jockey/jockey-backend
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:b002 Alcor Micro Corp.
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5253
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/jockey/jockey-backend --debug -l /var/log/jockey.log
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=970e0b5f-86f8-470b-acd6-f64662b990a0 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/jockey/jockey-backend', '--debug', '-l', '/var/log/jockey.log']
SourcePackage: jockey
Title: jockey-backend crashed with SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Traceback: SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.14
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: JE50-BZ
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.14
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.14:bd06/20/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5253:pvrV1.14:rvnAcer:rnJE50-BZ:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.14:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5253
dmi.product.version: V1.14
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #850005, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.