This happened for me on a regular kernel upgrade (to 3.13.0-16-generic on 14.04). After upgrading, the users could not start their desktop session, they would be immediately kicked back to the login screen.
Apt-get could not purge the existing fglrx installation, and dpkg could only remove the packages one at a time using the -f command as some of the library links were broken (apparently during the upgrade). My first clue was here in the output from # apt-get upgrade. Other packages installed fine, but the fglrx did not. It returned: Setting up fglrx-updates (2:15.201-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf because link group x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf is broken update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf because link group x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf is broken I attempted to remove and reinstall the proprietary drivers using # apt-get remove --purge fglrx* But that resulted in the following: Purging configuration files for fglrx (2:15.200-0ubuntu1) ... update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/atieventsd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force) dpkg: error processing package fglrx (--purge): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: fglrx I was able to get things working following the instructions here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/268749/amd-driver-install- troubleshooting. That is, I installed the linux-source, removed the fglrx packages individually using dpkg. Once this was done I was able to reinstall. Dpkg -l listed both the fglrx and the fglrx-updates versions, even though the fglrx-updates packages were the ones being used. -- 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/1229761 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: Confirmed Bug description: tried to install package fglrx in order to reduce very loud fan noise ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: fglrx (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-40.62-generic 3.5.7.20 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-40-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12 AptOrdering: fglrx: Purge fglrx-legacy: Purge fglrx-updates: Purge Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Sep 24 16:19:02 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal 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: package:fglrx:(not installed):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 Madison [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68c0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1c22] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-23 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N71Jq MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-40-generic root=UUID=0de36ac4-30e6-4d97-bfae-411feaed2704 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: 07/30/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: N71Jq.208 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: N71Jq dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN71Jq.208:bd07/30/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnN71Jq:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnN71Jq:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: N71Jq dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu0.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1229761/+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
