Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 9.04, fully updated
nVidia GeForce FX 5200

Compiled a new kernel following the steps at:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild

dpkg crashed upon trying to install the kernel image.  Output is as
follows:

m...@dubuntu:/var/tmp$ sudo dpkg -i 
linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom_2.6.30.1-custom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb 
(Reading database ... 126874 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom 2.6.30.1-custom-10.00.Custom 
(using linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom_2.6.30.1-custom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1-custom
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Setting up linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom (2.6.30.1-custom-10.00.Custom) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.1-custom
) points to /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.1-custom
 (/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.1-custom) -- doing nothing at 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom.postinst line 588.
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1-custom
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1-custom
 (/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1-custom) -- doing nothing at 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom.postinst line 588.
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1-custom
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 20
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom.postinst line 1186.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.30.1-custom

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Other outputs:
m...@dubuntu:/var/tmp$ sudo apt-cache policy nvidia-common
nvidia-common:
  Installed: 0.2.11
  Candidate: 0.2.11
  Version table:
 *** 0.2.11 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
m...@dubuntu:/var/tmp$ nvidia-detector
none

Current kernel:  2.6.28-13-generic

Noted that this has been a bug since 2.6.30 rc1, but wanted to see if
anyone could duplicate it in 2.6.30.1.

** Affects: ubuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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nvidia-common crashes 2.6.30.1 install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/399463
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