(SOLVED) /sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

I'm unable to install any packages from my flash drive. I get this error:

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

The for example i was trying to install "/boot/extra/python-2.7.3-i686-5PTr.txz" so from a telnet session i typed "installpkg /boot/extra/python-2.7.3-i686-5PTr.txz" and I recieved the error. It happens for any package.

this is the full output i get:

root@Tower:~# installpkg /boot/packages/git-1.7.4.4-i486-1.txz

Verifying package git-1.7.4.4-i486-1.txz.

expr: syntax error

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 439: echo: write error: No space left on device

/sbin/installpkg: line 442: echo: write error: No space left on device

cat: write error: No space left on device

Installing package git-1.7.4.4-i486-1.txz:

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

cat: write error: No space left on device

Executing install script for git-1.7.4.4-i486-1.txz.

Package git-1.7.4.4-i486-1.txz installed.

My flash drive only has 280mb of a 4GB drive. I'm able to copy to and from the drive through explorer and MC just fine.

your flash drive may have been marked as read-only if file-system-corruption was detected.

you might want to run checkdisk/scandisk on a it from a windows PC.  (stop your array, power down, then unplug the flash drive and move it to the PC for the check)

Thanks!!!! that worked!