Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your dmesg attachment to this bug report it seems that there may be a problem with your hardware. I'd recommend performing a back up and then investigate the situation. Measures you might take include checking cable connections and using software tools to investigate the health of your hardware. In the event that is is not in fact an error with your hardware please set the bug's status back to New. Thanks and good luck!
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: hardware-error ** Tags added: karmic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563321 Title: package dpkg 1.15.4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/usr/share/dpkg/archtable.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/dpkg/archtable'): Input/output error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/563321/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs