@jbm said:
apps quitting like that are often caused by permissions problems -- the installer tries to access a file it has no permission to change and hangs up. I assume you've tried a permission repair?
Maybe give this a go:
1) open a terminal
2) launch your installer
3) back in the terminal type "sudo fs_usage > /installer_run.txt"
4) enter your password
5) run installer (presumably until it quits)
6) quit fs_usage back in terminal by typing control-C
This should give you a text file at the root level of your drive with a log of all the files accessed while the installer was running. Maybe you'll see something fishy. But then again, maybe you won't! It's helped me in the past, though.
cheers,
J.
Well the Apple Installer gives this crash report (edited to show the error)
Version: 2.1.0 (86.1)
Build Version: 132
Project Name: Installer
Source Version: 860100
PID: 2206
Thread: Unknown
Link (dyld) error:
image not found /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/WebKit
Model: PowerMac7,3, BootROM 5.1.8f7, 2 processors, PowerPC G5 (2.2), 2 GHz, 2.5 GB
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I've posted this and golem suggested a fresh System install, which has done nothing. This is unreal.
Tom