Install failure - damaged or incomplete
Hello,
I was attempting to use the Linotype Font Explorer and it crashed (which wasnt unusual).. unfortunately, when trying to restart the program, it demanded that I re-download the free ware to update. Upon downloading, I again attempted to mount the new dmg file, but receive the alert:
"You cannot open this application because it may be damaged or incomplete."
After trying a number of times to redownload and reinstall, I located another Font program dmg file from a completely different website and got the same alert and failure. It seems that attempting to mount and install any new dmg files gives the same. My DiskImageMounter in .... /System/Library/CoreServices/ also fails with a similar alert.
I searched the discussion boards and am following a comprehensive post by George Orville regarding "Disc Image will not Mount/Open" and am in the process of Repairing Permissions (although it's taken a long time and my machine seems to be running hard).
Any thoughts or suggestions as to what happened or how to fix it?
Please?
Many thanks.. Adam
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
I'd stop running Repair Permissions; there are obviously some permission problems if it's not getting past a certain point. It should take a few minutes at most, not hours.
If I were you, I would try booting from your OS X install disc and running Repair Disk; if it finds any problems it can fix, run it again until it reports no more fixable problems. Should it find problems it can't fix, stop using your computer immediately, get a copy of DiskWarrior onn CDd and use it to check your disk and repair the directory.
After that, assuming your disk is fixed, you should be able to boot normally and use your Mac again. You may have to reinstall some software or reset some preferences. If you can't boot normally, then you may have to reinstall OS X using Archive & Install.
Mulder
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