Disk image mount problem

[aufreak]

HI all. Has anyone here faced a case when standard .dmg images used to distribute X software (Omniweb, VNC, etc.) are unmountable? The CRC doesn't fail, but the disk is declared unreadable and OSX offers to initialize it or eject it.

I have OSX with dev tools installed.

[AlanBDahl]

No but I have a problem where the mount program hangs while trying to mount .dmg
images. Force-quitting and re-mounting solves the problem but it's irritating.

[Adam]

No? I am having the same problem, and need an a solution, as more and more developers are distributing their software on this format.

[markwh]

I can't figure this out...Disk Copy gives an error on any .dmg/.img file....installing software is no longer possible. Looked thru my etc/hostconfig file, didn't see a problem.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[lederemc]

I had the same problem when login in NOT as the admin. When I login as admin I can mount the Omniweb disk. Yes, appears to be related to installing the developers package. Maybe the dev package changes the permissions or ownership of a directory - such as /Volumes.

[markwh]

Here is my console log showing the failure to install 3 files [logged in as root]: TinkerTool, XOptimize, Sharity.

Apr 18 10:02:19 localhost WindowServer[51]: MPHWBlit Composite: surface copy fails (-536870201) ... disabling.

file://localhost/System/Library/Extensions/msdosfs.kext/ is not a valid kernel extension bundle.
file://localhost/System/Library/Extensions/msdosfs.kext/ is not a valid kernel extension bundle.
file://localhost/System/Library/Extensions/webdav_fs.kext/ is not a valid kernel extension bundle.
file://localhost/System/Library/Extensions/webdav_fs.kext/ is not a valid kernel extension bundle.
/dev/disk1
hfs: unknown user id: unknown
Apr 18 10:02:39 localhost autodiskmount[78]: DiskVolume_mount_foreign: There is a filesystem error with the device disk1 which was attempting to mount at /Volumes/TinkerTool12a

Apr 18 10:02:39 localhost autodiskmount[78]: disk1 ??? hfs no no TinkerTool12a [not mounted]

/dev/disk1
hfs: unknown user id: unknown
Apr 18 10:03:20 localhost autodiskmount[78]: DiskVolume_mount_foreign: There is a filesystem error with the device disk1 which was attempting to mount at /Volumes/TinkerTool12a

Apr 18 10:03:20 localhost autodiskmount[78]: disk1 ??? hfs no no TinkerTool12a [not mounted]

/dev/disk1
hfs: unknown user id: unknown
Apr 18 10:05:31 localhost autodiskmount[78]: DiskVolume_mount_foreign: There is a filesystem error with the device disk1 which was attempting to mount at /Volumes/Xoptimize v0.1

Apr 18 10:05:31 localhost autodiskmount[78]: disk1 ??? hfs no no Xoptimize v0.1 [not mounted]

/dev/disk1
hfs: unknown user id: unknown
Apr 18 10:06:55 localhost autodiskmount[78]: DiskVolume_mount_foreign: There is a filesystem error with the device disk1 which was attempting to mount at /Volumes/Sharity.2.4

Apr 18 10:06:55 localhost autodiskmount[78]: disk1 ??? hfs no no Sharity.2.4 [not mounted]

[rharder]

I've seen the dosfs and webdav errors in other places too. I've not tried to read an MSDOS disk or WebDav whatever, so I don't know if this error means these things aren't working yet, or if the error is just an artifact from an earlier build rearrangement.

-Rob

[Elder Dan]

The dosfs/webdav errors should be harmless.
If you do an "ls -la /Volumes" in the Terminal, what does it show?