Just read that I/O errors can be caused by hardware, too (http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#ioerror). In the meantime, my proposal for discussion would be that Ubuntu provides a more detailed error message on the GUI. As I read in http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#ioerror, Ubuntu logs everything important in this context anyway, so the information is actually there.
Just read that I/O errors can be caused by hardware, too (http:// www.ntfs- 3g.org/ support. html#ioerror). In the meantime, my proposal for discussion would be that Ubuntu provides a more detailed error message on the GUI. As I read in http:// www.ntfs- 3g.org/ support. html#ioerror, Ubuntu logs everything important in this context anyway, so the information is actually there.