package xorg-driver-fglrx 2:8.660-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libatiadlxx.so'

[M4Sh]

trying to install the ATI driver via grafikal menue but fails

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 5 17:37:07 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libatiadlxx.so'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: LENOVO 4061AD4
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: xorg-driver-fglrx 2:8.660-0ubuntu4
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=72434282-1594-4cad-b5da-556b4fbfbe62 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
Title: package xorg-driver-fglrx 2:8.660-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libatiadlxx.so'
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 04/22/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6FET66WW (2.16 )
dmi.board.name: 4061AD4
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6FET66WW(2.16):bd04/22/2009:svnLENOVO:pn4061AD4:pvrThinkPadW500:rvnLENOVO:rn4061AD4:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4061AD4
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W500
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic-pae

[Peter Cordes (peter-cordes)]

> ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libatiadlxx.so'

 Is your hard drive dieing? Check /var/log/kern.log for disk error messages, and try
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda | less

 Or is your disk full? Too bad the error message doesn't include the errno message, so we'd know if it was an IO error or a disk full.

[Dominik Stadler (dominik-stadler)]

set to incomplete based on previous comment.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.