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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 566437 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566437

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: jockey (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Installing fglrx driver fails after upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10

Status in Jockey driver manager:
  New
Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  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

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