DMGs failing to mount in Panther?
I don't know if it's Panther or not, but since installing I can't seem to mount DMG files. I'll download a DMG (like from Alladin or Logitech) and then try to mount it and it will fail with some kind of error (something about a codec). Btw, I'm downloading these images via Safari 1.1. L me try to mount one again and give you the exact error message. Okay, this time it gives me a different message, first it was something about a codec, now it's saying "no mountable filesystems"???
What is going on? I can't download any drivers or updates? Btw, I'm running filevault, in case that makes a difference.
What is going on? I can't download any drivers or updates? Btw, I'm running filevault, in case that makes a difference.
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Originally posted by fuzz_ball
...then try to mount it and it will fail with some kind of error (something about a codec).
Is it possible that .dmg files have somehow become associated with QuickTime or some other media player? Perhaps you can try explicitly opening and mounting one of these files with Disk Utility as see what happens.
Originally posted by thuh Freak
the no filesystems seems to suggest a corrupted .dmg file. have you tried any known to be working .dmgs? Maybe something from the mothership, or maybe one you made yourself?
I just keep re-downloading the same one from the same source (Logitech for instance) and eventually one of them works. I download DMGs quite frequently and have NEVER had a problem prior to Panther. Now it's constant. I'm having tons of other problems with Panther come to think of it; at this point I'm headed back to Jaguar...
Originally posted by shetline
Is it possible that .dmg files have somehow become associated with QuickTime or some other media player? Perhaps you can try explicitly opening and mounting one of these files with Disk Utility as see what happens.
Tried that, no difference. Same errors.
This is the buggiest POS I've ever installed. I had minimal problems with 8, 9, and 10, 10.1, and 10.2.
I guess I shouldn't complain too much, at least I'm not have 2-3 kernel panics a day like some other poor guy I read about on Apple's discussion boards...
At this point I'm going to be forced to do a clean install (NOT how I was planning on spending my night). The question is, do I clean install Jag and stop there or do am I feeling lucky and clean install Panther on top of that...decisions, decisions...