Installer application paradox

daegu · #1 February 17th, 2009, 02:58 AM

Okay this one's tricky.. For me anyway.
Every time I open a .pkg file or even simply just run installer, the icon bounces for a about a minute and then the installer quits and a dialogue box pops us telling me that it has unexpectedly quit, and If I reopened installer from that box the same thing happens. What is this? How do I fix it?
It's been going on for a year now and I'd really like to install Adobe flash 10 already.

dadidoe · #2 February 18th, 2009, 12:49 PM

Has this happened with every *pkg you have used? If it does not work with any pkgs then you can reinstall the installer from the Leopard Disc.

dadidoe · #3 February 18th, 2009, 12:52 PM

or the Adobe Flash Package is broken...have you attempted to install the same one over a year or did you attempt downloading a new package from adobe.com?

daegu · #4 February 18th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadidoe

or the Adobe Flash Package is broken...have you attempted to install the same one over a year or did you attempt downloading a new package from adobe.com?

no no no no... it's EVERY pkg file i try to install =(
adobe's fine.
and the problem is, is that i CANNOT install it from the leopard disk, cause my ex upgraded my imac g5 to leopard from his disk and we don't even talk anymore lol
what can i do?

nixgeek · #5 February 18th, 2009, 06:58 PM

Provide us with the specs of your Mac, along with OS version. It might be tied to something there.

daegu · #6 February 18th, 2009, 11:03 PM

iMac G5 1.9 GHz, 512mb memory
OSX 10.5.6
please let me know if i forgot to include a detail
your help is greatly appreciated!!

nixgeek · #7 February 18th, 2009, 11:12 PM

When you downloaded Adobe Flash 10 for your Mac, did you make sure to select the PowerPC version and not the Intel one? The iMac G5 has a PowerPC "G5" processor.

For any Mac app you download today, you have to make sure that it supports PowerPC Macs with either a PowerPC version or a Universal Binary (the UB runs on both Intel and PowerPC Macs).

dadidoe · #8 February 19th, 2009, 02:59 AM

I don't think it has to do with intel/ppc,the package will always install,just the app not being ppc wouldn't work.I think it is possible to download the installer again from apple.com....do you have a tiger DVD maybe?it also has the installer on it.