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"input/output error" warning messages in Tails 4.0 logs

I saw these error messages in several whisperback reports, I don’t know what trigger this warning:

amnesia /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4666]: (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Input/output error
amnesia /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4666]: (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Input/output error
amnesia /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4666]: (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Input/output error

Searching for input/output errors is a good way for us to find out if a USB stick memory is failing (I almost misdiagnose a report due to those)

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Original created by @goupille on 17230 (Redmine)

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