It looks like bug 949641 Running this command before purging/removing fglrx packages does the trick: sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082866 Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I tried to switch drivers using jockey at some point, which failed and must have left a bit of a mess. So when i ran "sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* " the fglrx part failed. Running just the fglrx part again seems to have worked ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: fglrx (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 AptOrdering: fglrx: Purge fglrx-amdcccle-updates: Purge fglrx-updates: Purge Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Sun Nov 25 12:28:28 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-04-26 20:00:28,079 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cypress [Radeon HD 5800 Series] [1002:6899] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device [1002:0b00] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA790FXT-UD5P MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=UUID=8e17631f-d21a-4f3d-8727-4e3b313e85a2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (212 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F8c dmi.board.name: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8c:bd11/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA790FXT-UD5P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA790FXT-UD5P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1082866/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
