Can't install 10.2- detailed error log, need help

[austinc]

I wiped my ibook700 a few hours ago and am trying to get 10.2 back on it via installing 10.1 (that came with my comp) and using the upgrade. When I get about a third of the way through the install, I get a message "Cannot finish install due to errors, please restart and try again". Doing so doesn't help. The Apple knowledge base has something about a problem like this when installing 10.2 server, but it's not applicable to my case as far as I can tell.

I pulled the following from a log of the install:

Description of error for file being copied.
{
Error = "Couldn't open";
Path = "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstall-temp/.OSInstall.mpkg.66.upgrade/Receipts/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents";
}
Description of error for file being copied.
{
Error = "Couldn't open";
Path = "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstall-temp/.OSInstall.mpkg.66.upgrade/Receipts/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents";
}
Attributes of file being copied.
{
NSFileCreationDate = 2002-07-06 00:31:27 -0700;
NSFileExtensionHidden = 0;
NSFileGroupOwnerAccountID = 0;
NSFileGroupOwnerAccountName = wheel;
NSFileHFSCreatorCode = 0;
NSFileHFSTypeCode = 0;
NSFileModificationDate = 2002-07-05 16:31:27 -0700;
NSFileOwnerAccountID = 0;
NSFileOwnerAccountName = root;
NSFilePosixPermissions = 420;
NSFileReferenceCount = 1;
NSFileSize = 1779;
NSFileSystemFileNumber = 2975;
NSFileSystemNumber = 234881038;
NSFileType = NSFileTypeRegular;
}
Error detected
Name: NSGenericException
Reason: Unable to copy package source file /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/Info.plist to destination receipt /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstall-temp/.OSInstall.mpkg.66.upgrade/Receipts/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/Info.plist


I've tried all the normal things- disk repair and what not. At the end of my rope now, any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
ac

 

[bobw]

If you have the Jaguar CD, boot from that and wipe the drive and install from that CD. No need to go from 10.1.

 

[austinc]

Unfortunately I only have an upgrade CD. Computer came with 10.1, I paid $39 (or whatever it was) for an upgrade, so no dice on going straight. I could fork over cash for 10.2 of course, but... ugh