thanks for the advise, although the above did not solve it immediately, I did manage to fix it. (it also required some apt-get -f autoremove commands, and then some more).
thanks, Emiel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424832 Title: package linux-headers-3.13.0-45 3.13.0-45.74 failed to install/upgrade: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: During startup an error is displayed that system is unable to install linux headers. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-headers-3.13.0-45 3.13.0-45.74 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: joke 1512 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: joke 1512 F.... pulseaudio Date: Mon Feb 23 21:14:35 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:linux-headers-3.13.0-45:3.13.0-45.74:unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error ErrorMessage: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4b482c3e-7d23-4a18-bce0-8b467f3438bb InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-03 (112 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. PackageArchitecture: all ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=7fed8a25-69fd-42c4-9aa3-4ab3af6027c1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-headers-3.13.0-45 3.13.0-45.74 failed to install/upgrade: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/12/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.20 dmi.board.name: ConRoe945G-DVI dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.20:bd09/12/2006:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvn:rnConRoe945G-DVI:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1424832/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp