#26545: I/O error on boost 1.44 installation --------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nicola.degara@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.1 Resolution: invalid | Keywords: Port: boost | --------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by adfernandes@…): * status: new => closed * resolution: => invalid Comment: I agree with `ryandesign`. My advice to you would be to: * Make sure you have everything backed up! * Boot the mac in [http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455 safe mode]. This will force a filesystem check. (I've had errors like this before, very very rarely, where all the hard-linking that MacPorts does messes up the link structure of the HFS+ volume). * Verify the SMART status of the drive. There is a SMART report utility in MacPorts. Alternatively, there is [http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/ SMARTreporter] (free) and [http://www.volitans-software.com/ SMART Utility] (payware). The latter gives you more information, I think. If the SMART error log on the disk (you need to really look in the SMART logs on the disk to find them; they often don't show up with the simple 'red-light/green-light' utilities) then the disk definitely needs replacement. Really, I can think of lots of things that make a port fail to install, but ''not'' with an `I/O error`. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/26545#comment:4> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS