OK, I'm gonna try it out later tonight as well, will post the results. regards, Rob
http://hp2enduro.com On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 16:07, Alberto Milone <[email protected]>wrote: > As you can see in the attached log, I can no longer reproduce the > problem. I tested this on karmic with the lucid and lucid-proposed > repositories enabled so as to reproduce the scenario of a dist-upgrade > from karmic to lucid. > > ** Attachment added: "fglrx.txt" > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/46613757/fglrx.txt > > -- > package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new > pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 - inst_path_default or > inst_path_override does not exist in /etc/ati when ATI Drivers are > previously installed > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565407 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed > Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed > > Bug description: > == DESCRIPTION == > Installation of package fglrx failed with the following error: > Unpacking fglrx (from .../fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... > > [Warning] Uninstall : inst_path_default or inst_path_override > does not exist in /etc/ati. This suggests that the ATI driver > is not installed, the ATI driver is only partially installed, > or the current ATI driver installed is an older version than the > one this script was designed for. Both files listed above are > required for determining where installed files are located. > To force uninstallation of the driver by guessing where the > uninstallation files are located, set the FORCE_ATI_UNINSTALL > environment variable and re-run /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh (this is > not recommended). > > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > == HOW TO REPRODUCE == > - install the drivers from ATI (download the installer e.g > ati-driver-installer-10-3-x86.x86_64.run and run it ) > - install the package from the Ubuntu repository > $ sudo apt-get install fglrx > > => failure > > The preinst script removes the /etc/ati directory _before_ running the > ATI's uninstallation script. Hence the later complains about it not being > there anymore. > > == WORKAROUND == > $ export FORCE_ATI_UNINSTALL=/usr/share/ati > $ apt-get install fglrx > > OR > > - reinstall from the ATI installer to restore the /etc/ati directory > - then uninstall with ATI script > - finally installthe ubuntu package. > > > E: /var/cache/apt/archives/fglrx_2%3a8.723.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb: subprocess > new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > When running update manager on a laptop after the 9.10 -> 10.04 upgrade. > Card is Radeon 2400 > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 > Package: fglrx (not installed) > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > AptOrdering: > fglrx: Install > fglrx: Configure > fglrx-amdcccle: Configure > fglrx-kernel-source: Configure > xorg-driver-fglrx: Configure > Architecture: i386 > Date: Sat Apr 17 17:04:09 2010 > DkmsStatus: > > ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit > status 1 > MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. F8P > ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=6c566782-b53f-4a1d-b3f5-8cd82ee10bcb ro quiet splash > SourcePackage: fglrx-installer > Title: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2007 > dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > dmi.bios.version: 201 > dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 > dmi.board.name: F8P > 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:bd08/09/2007:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnF8P:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnF8P:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: > dmi.product.name: F8P > dmi.product.version: 1.0 > dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. > system: > distro: Ubuntu > codename: lucid > architecture: i686 > kernel: 2.6.31-21-generic > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/565407/+subscribe > -- package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 - inst_path_default or inst_path_override does not exist in /etc/ati when ATI Drivers are previously installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565407 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
