Upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04 Ubuntu, nvidia-current 256.53 to 295.19, found the error process and unable to continue. Ironically, worked fine previously in 256.53, graphics was one of the last steps of the upgrade between compiling custom WINE installs.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:28:09 PDT 2012
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering: nvidia-current: Configure
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
[ 89.971427] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 92.079609] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x26:0xffffffff:1170)
[ 92.079672] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(1) failed
[ 172.149831] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Mon May 7 10:17:57 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic-pae, i686: installed
DpkgTerminalLog:
Setting up nvidia-current (256.53-0ubuntu3) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz is already managed by i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
DuplicateSignature:
Setting up nvidia-current (256.53-0ubuntu3) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz is already managed by i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] [10de:0641] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:349b]
NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] [10de:0a65] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34d7]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H55M-S2H
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=880ec1be-c1cc-4c38-a6f3-610e9b172c27 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Title: package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 12/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: H55M-S2H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd12/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnH55M-S2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnH55M-S2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: H55M-S2H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
modified.conffile..etc.OpenCL.vendors.nvidia.icd: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.OpenCL.vendors.nvidia.icd: 2011-10-25T07:33:21
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
Would be great if someone could give a hand with this. It's completely seized up my system's capacity to install, remove, or upgrade any packages.
At all.