Error during safe-upgrade: unable to stat `./mnt'

[Aniruddha <mailingdotlist@gmail.com>]

Hi,

When I try to do a safe-upgrade on a Lenny system I get the following 
error:

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dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5lenny6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to stat `./mnt' (which I was about to install): No such device 
or address
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I'm thinking this might be caused a bad block or bad cabling. Anyone who 
knows what this is? Thanks in advance! Some more information:










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# ls /mnt
ls: cannot access /mnt: No such device or address
# cd /mnt
# pwd
/mnt
# ls
ls: cannot open directory .: No such device or address
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From the syslog

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Jul 25 17:02:47 server kernel: [4684955.154845] ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out
Jul 25 17:02:47 server kernel: [4684955.154884] hda: lost interrupt
Jul 25 17:03:47 server kernel: [4685015.281517] hda: lost interrupt
Jul 25 17:04:47 server kernel: [4685075.638334] ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out
Jul 25 17:04:47 server kernel: [4685075.638334] hda: lost interrupt
Jul 25 17:05:47 server kernel: [4685135.767911] ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out
Jul 25 17:05:47 server kernel: [4685135.767950] hda: lost interrupt
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