Public bug reported:
jockey [Additional Drivers tool] fails enabling fglrx after upgrade from
Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10:
[run here in text mode]
sudo jockey-text -e xorg:fglrx
Sorry, installation of this driver failed.
Please have a look at the log file for details: /var/log/jockey.log
/var/log/jockey.log (also attached) contains:
2010-10-11 14:32:45,574 WARNING: modinfo for module fglrx failed: ERROR:
modinfo: could not find module fglrx
2010-10-11 14:32:45,574 WARNING: /sys/module/fglrx/drivers does not exist,
cannot rebind fglrx driver
2010-10-11 14:32:45,574 ERROR: XorgDriverHandler.enable(): package or module
not installed, aborting
try to remove fglrx fails with:
sudo apt-get remove fglrx
The following packages will be REMOVED:
fglrx
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 65.6MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 223410 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing fglrx ...
dpkg-divert: mismatch on package
when removing `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to
/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by fglrx'
found `diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to
/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by xorg-driver-fglrx'
dpkg: error processing fglrx (--remove):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
fglrx
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
WORKAROUND/FIX:
dpkg-divert --list
diversion of /usr/share/gnome-games-common/cards/gnomangelo_bitmap.svg to
/usr/share/gnome-games-common/cards/gnomangelo_bitmap.svg.unbranded by
branding-ubuntu
diversion of /usr/share/gnome-games/pixmaps/baize.png to
/usr/share/gnome-games/pixmaps/baize.png.unbranded by branding-ubuntu
diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz
by dash
diversion of /usr/share/gnome-games/mahjongg/pixmaps/postmodern.svg to
/usr/share/gnome-games/mahjongg/pixmaps/postmodern.svg.unbranded by
branding-ubuntu
diversion of /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Notifications.service
to /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Notifications.service.notify-osd
by notify-osd
diversion of /usr/share/gnome-games/gnometris/pixmaps/gnometris.svg to
/usr/share/gnome-games/gnometris/pixmaps/gnometris.svg.unbranded by
branding-ubuntu
diversion of /usr/bin/screen to /usr/bin/screen.real by screen-profiles
diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to /usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by
xorg-driver-fglrx
diversion of /usr/share/gnome-games/pixmaps/slot.svg to
/usr/share/gnome-games/pixmaps/slot.svg.unbranded by branding-ubuntu
diversion of /usr/share/dict/words to
/usr/share/dict/words.pre-dictionaries-common by dictionaries-common
diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash
remove the diversion:
sudo dpkg-divert --remove /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to
/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa by xorg-driver-fglrx'
sudo apt-get remove fglrx
run jockey again and it should work
** Affects: jockey
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: jockey (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: fglrx
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Installing fglrx driver fails after upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658353
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