Oh, my mistake I suppose. I mistakenly thought that running the system from the Ubuntu USB key was like running an installed system on a key and not in live mode. I thought that running from a USB key, unlike what happens when you run live from a CD-ROM, you could save changes to your environment.
2011/1/30 Alberto Milone <alberto.mil...@canonical.com> > Sorry but you can't install proprietary graphics drivers on a live > system as that would involve updating the initramfs and rebooting, which > you can't do unless you install the system. > > My suggestion is to install Ubuntu on a usb device (such as a usb hard > disk or a usb key that is big enough) and then install the driver there. > This way you should be able to use the Nvidia driver from the live > system. > > ** Changed in: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu > Status: New => Invalid > > ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709641 > > Title: > package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > status 1 > > Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > I'm running my new ubuntu 10.10 usbkey purchased from Canonical on my acer > aspire computer (not installing) > Quadrapassel does not start, proprietary drivers were suggested but > install failed. Tried the NVIDIA accelerated graphics marked as Current, > suggested. I'm trying version 173 as I type but it failed too. > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686 > Architecture: i386 > DRM.card0.DVI.D.1: > status: disconnected > enabled: disabled > dpms: Off > modes: > edid-base64: > DRM.card0.LVDS.1: > status: connected > enabled: enabled > dpms: On > modes: 1280x800 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350 > edid-base64: > AP///////wAGr3QhAAAAAAEPAQOAIRV4Chz1l1hQjicnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBxxsAoFAgFzAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTU0RVcwMiBWMSAKAKo= > DRM.card0.VGA.1: > status: disconnected > enabled: disabled > dpms: Off > modes: > edid-base64: > Date: Sat Jan 29 07:47:27 2011 > DkmsStatus: > > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 > (20101007) > MachineType: Acer Aspire 5630 > PccardctlIdent: > Socket 0: > no product info available > PccardctlStatus: > Socket 0: > no card > ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent > file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.seed boot=casper > initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity > SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers > Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to > install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2006 > dmi.bios.vendor: Acer > dmi.bios.version: V3.24 > dmi.board.name: Grapevine > dmi.board.vendor: Acer > dmi.board.version: N/A > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer > dmi.chassis.version: N/A > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.24:bd12/15/2006:svnAcer:pnAspire5630:pvrV3.24:rvnAcer:rnGrapevine:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: > dmi.product.name: Aspire 5630 > dmi.product.version: V3.24 > dmi.sys.vendor: Acer > glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > system: > distro: Ubuntu > codename: maverick > architecture: i686 > kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/709641/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709641 Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
