Public bug reported: somehow it failed to install the kernel module; when I uninstalled it, there was a message saying that no DKMS module found for this package. Prior to this, I installed Linux kernel ver. 3 on Natty, which obviously has different driver. I used APT pinning to this package, if it has something to do with this. I used Oneiric version nvidia driver for kernel 3, since I couldn't install NVIDIA's driver (not the one from Ubuntu) due to unavailability of gcc4.6.
My system is Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal with Kernel 2.6.38-13-generic. Package version is 173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1 0 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: nvidia-173 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.54-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.card: Fast Writes: Supported SBA: Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000217:0x00000000 .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.host.bridge: Host Bridge: PCI device 1106:3148 Fast Writes: Supported SBA: Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000217:0x00000000 .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.status: Status: Disabled AGP initialization failed, please check the ouput of the 'dmesg' command and/or your system log file for additional information on this problem. .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.30 Thu Apr 14 08:47:14 PDT 2011 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4) AptOrdering: nvidia-173: Configure Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Fri Apr 27 11:32:04 2012 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-04-11 08:39:15.191362 DistroCodename: natty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.1.12, 2.6.38-13-generic, i686: installed DpkgTerminalLog: Setting up nvidia-173 (173.14.30-0ubuntu1.1) ... dpkg: error processing nvidia-173 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500] [10de:0326] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-13-generic root=UUID=0c7d4522-2835-4a96-b29c-8be626569c29 ro single vga=792 splash Renderer: Unknown SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 Title: package nvidia-173 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2012-04-11 (16 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/03/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F8 dmi.board.name: P4M266A-8235 dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8:bd08/03/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnP4M266A-8235:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr: version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2.1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7 ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package compiz-0.9 i386 natty possible-manual-nvidia-install ubuntu unity-2d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989411 Title: package nvidia-173 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/+bug/989411/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs