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Hello,

 

I've been trying to install Snow Leopard Retail using a usb disk and applying myHack installer. I get to Snow Leopard installation screen, I get to about 25% of installation through and then I get the generic error 'the installer could not copy the necessary support files'.

 

The install log errors are:

 

URLForDirectory:inDomain:appropriateForURL:create:error:]  returned nil for NSAutosavedInformationDirectory. Here's the error:
  Jan  9 04:44:12 localhost Unknown[90]: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain  Code=642 UserInfo=0x106b33140 "You can’t save the file “Autosave  Information” because the volume “USBMacOSX” is read only." Underlying  Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=30 "The operation couldn’t  be completed. Read-only file system")
  Jan  9 04:44:25 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:25.807 Mac OS X Installer[160:9f4f] Looking for system packages
  Jan  9 04:44:25 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:25.930 Mac OS X Installer[160:9f4f] no system packages found
  Jan  9 04:44:25 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:25.931 Mac OS X  Installer[160:9f4f] No or Invalid system receipts found on  /Volumes/MacOSHDD
  Jan  9 04:44:25 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:25.931 Mac OS X  Installer[160:9f4f] Attempting fallback using:  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration.framework/Resources/FallbackSystemFiles.plist
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:26.041 Mac OS X Installer[160:9f4f] Finding system files...
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:26.328 Mac OS X Installer[160:9f4f] Writing system path cache.
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:26.332 Mac OS X  Installer[160:9f4f] Error writing cache to  /Volumes/MacOSHDD/Library/Caches/com.apple.FindSystemFiles.plist
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:44:26.341 Mac OS X  Installer[160:9f4f] Failed to enumerate  /Volumes/MacOSHDD/Library/Caches, cannot prune (
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]:	 "com.apple.user*pictureCache*"
  Jan  9 04:44:26 localhost Unknown[90]: )
  Jan  9 04:47:09 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to verify Essentials.pkg
  Jan  9 04:47:09 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Retrying  file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg after 1  failure(s)
  Jan  9 04:47:42 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to verify Essentials.pkg
  Jan  9 04:47:42 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Retrying  file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg after 2  failure(s)
  Jan  9 04:48:16 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to verify Essentials.pkg
  Jan  9 04:48:16 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Retrying  file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg after 3  failure(s)
  Jan  9 04:48:54 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to verify Essentials.pkg
  Jan  9 04:48:54 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to validate file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg
  Jan  9 04:48:54 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Failed to download package  from file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg and  no alternate source.
  Jan  9 04:48:54 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Install failed: The Installer could not copy the necessary support files.
  Jan  9 04:48:55 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Allowing machine sleep.
  Jan  9 04:48:55 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Memory statistics for 'Install Failed' pane:
  Jan  9 04:48:55 localhost OSInstaller[160]: Physical Memory  Allocation:   293 MB wired,	 3 MB trapped,	72 MB active,  1581 MB  inactive,	99 MB free,  1752 MB usable,  2048 MB total
  Jan  9 04:51:48 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:51 Mac OS X  Installer[160] (CarbonCore.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR:  FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)
  Jan  9 04:51:52 localhost OSInstaller[160]: NetworkBrowser failed to launch "/usr/bin/nmblookup" (No such file or directory)
  Jan  9 04:52:04 localhost Unknown[90]: 2010-01-09 04:52 Mac OS X  Installer[160] (CarbonCore.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR:  FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)

 

My Desktop PC setup:

-Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300@2.6

- Foxconn MB P43A01 with P45/P43 RevA3 chipset

- 2GB RAM DDR2 400MHz

- ATI Radeon HD 4770

 

- I have tried the installation with two different iso files of the retail dvd, just in case the image is damaged, but the same message comes up.

-I have also bought a new Hard Disk and created only one GUID partition, in case the windows partition-installation messed up with the installer. Again, this was not the case.

-BIOS settings should be correct, AHCI set, ACPI: S3(STR), etc, note that leopard installation boots.

 

I really would appreciate any help on this, I really need to get my Snow up and running! wink.png

 

Thanks,

Alex

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Hello,

 

I've been trying to install Snow Leopard Retail using a usb disk and applying myHack installer. I get to Snow Leopard installation screen, I get to about 25% of installation through and then I get the generic error 'the installer could not copy the necessary support files'.

 

The install log errors are:

 

URLForDirectory:inDomain:appropriateForURL:create:error:]  returned nil for NSAutosavedInformationDirectory. Here's the error:
...

 

My Desktop PC setup:

-Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300@2.6

- Foxconn MB P43A01 with P45/P43 RevA3 chipset

- 2GB RAM DDR2 400MHz

- ATI Radeon HD 4770

 

- I have tried the installation with two different iso files of the retail dvd, just in case the image is damaged, but the same message comes up.

-I have also bought a new Hard Disk and created only one GUID partition, in case the windows partition-installation messed up with the installer. Again, this was not the case.

-BIOS settings should be correct, AHCI set, ACPI: S3(STR), etc, note that leopard installation boots.

 

I really would appreciate any help on this, I really need to get my Snow up and running! wink.png

 

Thanks,

Alex

I have the same issue right now...did you get yours fixed? Different install method and hardware, but the same exact error.

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