can't mount dmg AFTER update

[chasingcharlie]

Can someone tell me WHY (although I probably can't fix it) the dmg mount will not work. I've tried ALL the tips I've found on the Web and none of them seem to work.

BEFORE I did the update, this worked; now it doesn't.

Is there anyway to convert dmg to something else that will work? I'm almost at the point of undoing the update because this doesn't work. Everything else about the update is nice (had to reinstall sound but that's OK) but I guess I could do without it, although I like to go to About This Mac and see it display the update.

 

thanks

f or any help!

 

Charlie

[josh256]

What version are you running and which update method did you use???

 

99% likely you have the wrong System.kext.. verify your kernel version in the System Profiler (software tree) and compare to the kext using the following command "cat /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext/Info.plist | grep Computer"

 

(both should be 8.10.1, etc)

[voggorb]

Wow, having the same problem and josh I think you have the solution! System Profiler says 8.9.1 and terminal says 8.10.1. Question is how do I fix this? I remember I had to choose the 8.9.1 kernel when installing the xxx 10.4.10 disc, otherwise I got kernel panic... any ideas?

[josh256]

It's simple:

- if you want to run a 8.9.1 kernel run the 8.9.1 System.kext (eg. 10.4.9 System.kext)

- if you want to run a 8.10.1 kernel run the 8.10.1 System.kext (eg. 10.4.10 System.kext)

 

PS: there are lots of threads for "can't open DMG" type subject lines since 10.4.8 to 10.4.9 and 10.4.10 upgrades were released... all of which reiterate the same solution.

[~pcwiz]

You can easily extract the file from a 10.4.10 Hackintosh update package (Koolkal 10.4.10, PascalW Delta, etc.)

 

EDIT: To extract the file, download Pacifist, open the installer package with it, navigate around and find System.kext and drag it onto your Desktop. Then you can use the following commands to replace it using Terminal (press enter after each one):

 

sudo -s

 

 

cp -R /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext /BackupFiles/System.kext

cp -R ~/Desktop/System.kext /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext

[chasingcharlie]

But ... I can't OPEN dmg files so how do I open Pacifist that itself comes as a dmg file?

 

thanks

charlie

[~pcwiz]

This Pacifist file comes in a ZIP archive which you CAN open: http://www.charlessoft.com/Pacifist.zip

[warlord]

write in terminal "kextload /System/Libary/Extensions/IOHDIXController.kext"

 

this works for me when i cant open a .dmg file

[josh256]

BTW: if you can get to the point where you have a .pkg update you can view it's contents (via right click) and expand the archive.tar.gz (with stuffit if necessary) to get at the actual updage/package files

[chasingcharlie]

thanks for everyone's help; I'm going to try putting back the kernel ... no dmgs will open so this sounds like the problem...

 

THANKS

for everyone's help. I've got my hackintosh with everything working; sound, video, etc. It's a wonderful machine!

 

 

charlie

[BuXb]

here's more solutions to this problem: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...t=0#entry449214