Leopard won't install "Installation checks failed."

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Leopard won't install "Installation checks failed."

Hi ok we just got Leopard in work and I installed fine on my desktop and two of the newer MacBook Pro 3's but on mine i get the "Installation checks failed." So I looked it up on the web and did a disk verify, and verify permissions and reset the "PRAM" (the the apple pr on boot) but still no joy.

Show below in the install log and ideas?

Feb 10 06:52:39 localhost Unknown[64]: Launching the Language Chooser for an OS Install
Feb 10 06:52:39 localhost Unknown[66]: 2008-02-10 06:52:39.933 LCA[65:10b] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
Feb 10 06:53:02 localhost configd[41]: InterfaceNamer: setting platform UUID = 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2C8CA23
Feb 10 06:53:05 localhost LCA[65]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (cach) while running as uid 0
Feb 10 06:53:05 localhost LCA[65]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (asav) while running as uid 0
Feb 10 06:53:06 localhost LCA[65]: Using keyboard layout 50
Feb 10 06:53:06 localhost LCA[65]: Found primary language hint "en-GB"
Feb 10 06:53:16 localhost LCA[65]: Launching the Installer using language code "English"
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost /System/Installation/CDIS/Mac OS X Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Mac OS X Installer[147]: vm_allocate: 0, 0x200e2000 - 0x400e2000
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost /System/Installation/CDIS/Mac OS X Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Mac OS X Installer[147]: vm_protect: 0
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Mac OS X Installer application started
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: 1 display(s) found.
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Display[1] is using OpenGL acceleration.
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-374
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: @(#)PROGRAM:Mac OS X Installer PROJECT:OSInstaller-88.1
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Hardware: MacBookPro2,2 @ 2.33 GHz (x 2), 2048 MB RAM
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.5 (9A3129)
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: DYLD NO_FIXPREBINDING=1
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: PWD=/
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: SHLVL=1
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: OS_INSTALL=1
Feb 10 06:53:17 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Env: _=/System/Installation/CDIS/LCA.app/Contents/MacOS/LCA
Feb 10 06:53:18 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Opening OSInstall package '/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg'.
Feb 10 06:53:18 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Installation checks failed.
Feb 10 06:53:18 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Installation check failures: This software cannot be installed on this computer.
Feb 10 06:53:19 localhost OSInstaller[147]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (asav) while running as uid 0
Feb 10 06:54:07 localhost Unknown[66]: 2008-02-10 06:54 Mac OS X Installer[147] (CarbonCore.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)
Feb 10 06:54:10 localhost OSInstaller[147]: installAutoFSMonitor: open failed

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8), 2.33 C2D, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD

Posted on Feb 10, 2008 7:08 AM

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Feb 10, 2008 7:16 AM in response to master-chef

Hi! THIS may help. The leopard disc checks the install dvd and the hard drive and is failing to verify them. The dvd drive could be problematic or the hard drive may be causing problems. I would boot from the Tiger install disc and erase the hard drive then quit the installer and try the leopard install again. If it started then I would partition as 1 partition and then re-erase using the Leopard disk utility and then do the install. It's always better to use the lastest versions disk utility. Tom

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Feb 10, 2008 7:57 AM in response to Thomas Bryant

Thanks Tom, I will do that if i have to but Id prefer upgrade my existing install as have fair bit of custom software on it. Is there a way I can test if it is the dvd drive vs the HD?

Like from the install log it not clear where it failing:
the machine check
the source disk check DVD
the destination disk HD

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Feb 10, 2008 9:51 AM in response to master-chef

Hi! The Leopard disc by chance isn't one for the newer laptop is it? The disc has to be for an exact same model OR it has to be the full retail version. Tom

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Feb 10, 2008 10:04 AM in response to Thomas Bryant

Yea after a bit of messing around I upacked the OSInstall.mpkg and found that my machine was in the hwbeSupportedMachines list. So I'll just have to get on to tech sup and get the correct CD.

Thanks for the help Tom.

Note to apple:
The fact that it took me the better part of 3 days to figure this out is a bit annoying! All that was needed to was make the log a bit more verbose and it would have been obvious straight away.

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Feb 10, 2008 10:05 AM in response to master-chef

Wrong disk for my particular machine

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Feb 10, 2008 10:07 AM in response to master-chef

Hello Again! Well at least you got it figured out. Glad to be of some assistance. Tom

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