Public bug reported: I tried to install nvidia drivers on a netbook edition of ubuntu 10.10 run from a bootable usb with 1GB of persistant storage and the installation failed.
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.HDMI_Type_A.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1920x1200 1920x1200 1920x1080 1600x1200 1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350 edid-base64: AP///////wAGr4gQAAAAAAERAQOAJRd4Cgfll1dPjCciUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBVD2AoHCwF0AwIDYAb+UQAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTcwVVcwMSBWMCAKAJg= DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: Date: Sat Oct 9 10:02:03 2010 DkmsStatus: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928.2) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M70Vn ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- 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: 08/22/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 201 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: M70Vn dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr201:bd08/22/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnM70Vn:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnM70Vn:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: M70Vn dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro: Ubuntu codename: maverick architecture: i686 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 maverick ubuntu-une -- package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/657218 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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