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[Edoardo Antonini <709641@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, my mistake I suppose. I mistakenly thought that running the system from
the Ubuntu USB key was like running an installed system on a key and not in
live mode.
I thought that running from a USB key, unlike what happens when
you run live from a CD-ROM, you could save changes to your environment.

2011/1/30 Alberto Milone <alberto.milone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Sorry but you can't install proprietary graphics drivers on a live
> system as that would involve updating the initramfs and rebooting, which
> you can't do unless you install the system.
>
> My suggestion is to install Ubuntu on a usb device (such as a usb hard
> disk or a usb key that is big enough) and then install the driver there.
> This way you should be able to use the Nvidia driver from the live
> system.
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu
>       Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Invalid
>
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>
> Title:
>  package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
>  status 1
>
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
>  Invalid
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
>  Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>  I'm running my new ubuntu 10.10 usbkey purchased from Canonical on my acer
> aspire computer (not installing)
>  Quadrapassel does not start, proprietary drivers were suggested but
> install failed. Tried the NVIDIA accelerated graphics marked as Current,
> suggested. I'm trying version 173 as I type but it failed too.
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
>  Package: nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
>  Architecture: i386
>  DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
>   status: connected
>   enabled: enabled
>   dpms: On
>   modes: 1280x800 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
>   edid-base64:
> AP///////wAGr3QhAAAAAAEPAQOAIRV4Chz1l1hQjicnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBxxsAoFAgFzAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTU0RVcwMiBWMSAKAKo=
>  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: Off
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  Date: Sat Jan 29 07:47:27 2011
>  DkmsStatus:
>
>  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
> exit status 1
>  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
>  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5630
>  PccardctlIdent:
>   Socket 0:
>     no product info available
>  PccardctlStatus:
>   Socket 0:
>     no card
>  ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent
> file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.seed boot=casper
> initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
>  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
>  Title: package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
>  dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2006
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.bios.version: V3.24
>  dmi.board.name: Grapevine
>  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.board.version: N/A
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.24:bd12/15/2006:svnAcer:pnAspire5630:pvrV3.24:rvnAcer:rnGrapevine:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
>  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5630
>  dmi.product.version: V3.24
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
>  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>  system:
>   distro:             Ubuntu
>   codename:           maverick
>   architecture:       i686
>   kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic
>
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709641

Title:
  package nvidia-current 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1