package xorg-driver-fglrx 7.1.0-8.42.3+2.6.22.5-14.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2

Confirming that removing the Restricted driver package did correct the Bad GL Context failures. glxinfo, glxgears and Wine all run correctly now.

Next step will be to ask RDriverManager to put it back, and see if the original error returns.

After failed attempt to remove xorg-driver-fglrx using Restricted Drivers manager the Update manager reports the Software index is broken and refuses to run. Trying to remove xorg-driver-fglrx using "sudo apt-get install -f" as advised in the error box from Update Manager results in a similar error message. Looking in Synaptic I see the driver marked for removal, but cannot remove it.

Now I am unable to update. Wine and other programs run OK with the Mesa driver, but the un-removed xorg-driver-fglrx is preventing any changes to my software.

Help please! This driver package is supplied as part of Ubuntu Hardy and neither runs correctly when installed using Restricted Driver Manager nor removes correctly. I know the Ubuntu developers cannot do anything about the memory leaks in the driver itself, but surely the package should install and remove without causing problems.

Have you had 'envy' or similar installed on your system?

This bug was fixed in the package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 - 2.6.24.9-8.20

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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (2.6.24.9-8.20) hardy; urgency=low

  [ Timo Aaltonen ]
  * nvidia-glx*:
    - When using the nvidia-settings binary for storing
      values in xorg.conf it clutters up the file with unneeded settings,
      and some are just plain wrong nowadays (the mouse device for
      instance). So, don't ship the version included in the drivers, instead
      Suggest nvidia-settings -package (again), and fix the issues there.
    - Don't ship nvidia-settings.desktop, only the .png file.
      Nvidia-settings will include the desktop-file.
  * rules:
    - Enable fglrx for -rt (LP: #182242)
  * rules, control.stub.in:
    - Enable -server flavor. (LP: #153011)
  * dvb:
    - Add dvb-usb-bluebird-01.fw (LP: #90723)
    - Add dvb-fe-tda10046.fw (LP: #107090)
  * ati: Update fglrx to 8-02. (LP: #173663, #189772)
  * {nvidia-glx,nvidia-glx-dev,xorg-driver-fglrx}.postrm.in
    - Check that the diverted file actually belongs to the current package
      before trying to remove the diversion. Thanks to Kirk Turner and
      Alberto Milone for patches, and Michael Vogt for review!
      (LP: #36625, #130208, #175789)
  * nvidia-glx.{preinst,postrm}.in, rules:
    - Fix the path of libglx.so.
  * rules:
    - Unexport CFLAGS and LDFLAGS to cope with the new dpkg-buildpackage.

  [ Alberto Milone ]
  * debian/lrm-video: Add support for EnvyNG.

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:57:44 +0200

i have too this problem

Cannot reinstall , upgrade or uninstall the Xorg-driver. Other than that I am fine..