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/1083793 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: occured while attempting driver removal for update. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: fglrx (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-3.9-generic 3.7.0-rc6 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-3-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.6.2-0ubuntu5 AptOrdering: fglrx: Purge fglrx-updates: Purge Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Nov 27 13:25:26 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu DpkgTerminalLog: Removing fglrx ... Purging configuration files for fglrx ... update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force) dpkg: error processing fglrx (--purge): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 DuplicateSignature: Purging configuration files for fglrx ... update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force) dpkg: error processing fglrx (--purge): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Juniper [Radeon HD 5700 Series] [1002:68b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:2990] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-27 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20121109) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.7.0-3-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/03/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1504 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: SABERTOOTH Z77 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1504:bd08/03/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnSABERTOOTHZ77:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3412-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.40-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.1-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.1-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu8 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.13-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.4-0ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov 27 12:34:49 2012 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1083793/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

