10.6.5 won't let me install

Today I solving the problem in this mode:
1. Download the combo update on the MACHINTOSH HD
2. Logout and change account using old account that i have imported (when new macbook pro enter in my home) from old macbook black
3. Installing the COMBO (software update don't install the update in the new account)
The install is completed and now macbook work properly.

I am having the exact same problem can any one help me decipher the solution.

I managed to get this to work by following the instructions on this page:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/9085.html

Open Keychain Access in your Applications / Utilities folder, then go to Preferences. Select the Certificates tab and for CRL change to 'Best Attempt'. This should let you install the update.

i tried this and now i'm getting a different error. The error when getting the update from apples site is something about a temporary file. The error from the software update is just says error can't install after the restart.

I was having the problem that the update wouldn't install but would fail.

Checking the console, this was the error.

14/11/2010 19:50:29 installd[797] PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: extracting "com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.6.5.combo"
Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=110 UserInfo=0x65482f0 "An error occurred while extracting files from the package “MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.5.pkg”." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=23 UserInfo=0x4f89b40 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Too many open files in system") {
NSFilePath = "/var/folders/zz/zzzivhrRnAmviuee +++++++++/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root";
NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while extracting files from the package \U201cMacOSXUpdCombo10.6.5.pkg\U201d.";
NSURL = "#MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.5.pkg -- file://localhost/Volumes/Mac%20OS%20X%2010.6.5%20Update%20Combo/MacOSXUpdCombo10 .6.5.pkg";
NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=23 UserInfo=0x4f89b40 \"The operation couldn\U2019t be completed. Too many open files in system\"";
PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.6.5.combo";
}

The issue is that the maximum number of files that could be opened on my Mac were too low. See below how to fix it.

http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/mac-os-x-10-6-3-fails-to-install/

Hope that helped!

I got the "An error occurred during installation". Then I got another error "The application backupd-helper cancelled restart".

I reran the update twice more, but each time got "An error occurred during installation", but without any mention of backupd-helper. Console gave the following explanation

15/11/10 9:40:35 AM /System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/MacOS/Software Update[453] PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: extracting "com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.6.5.patch"
Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=110 UserInfo=0x1157c2e20 "An error occurred while extracting files from the package “MacOSXUpd10.6.5Patch.pkg”." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=259 "The file couldn’t be opened because it isn’t in the correct format.") {
NSFilePath = "/var/folders/zz/zzzivhrRnAmviuee +++++++++/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root";
NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while extracting files from the package \U201cMacOSXUpd10.6.5Patch.pkg\U201d.";
NSURL = "MacOSXUpd10.6.5Patch.pkg -- file://localhost/Library/Updates/zzz061-9753/061-9753.English.dist";
NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=259 \"The file couldn\U2019t be opened because it isn\U2019t in the correct format.\"";
PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.6.5.patch";
}

I rang Apple, who asked me to check Library/Updates/, which weirdly, despite three downloads, didn't contain any updates. They then got me to use Disk Utility to repair my permissions on my hard disk and verify the disk. I then reinstalled without incident, and this time the updates were in the Library/Updates folder.

Rod

Thanks for posting the Keychain information. I was having the same problem with the installation giving an error after restart. I repaired permissions, changed the Keychain certificate settings, restarted the updated and it worked fine. This was the fifth or sixth time I had tried to install 10.6.5.

Hi,

There is some great advice here. I have had the same issue with my MacBook Pro upgrading from 10.6.4 to 10.6.5. I'd especially like to thank Tim Ling for his link illustrating how to input the command via Terminal. This solved my issue & hope it is helpful for other Mac users too.

Many thanks & much appreciated.


Ben

Found this in another thread from the appletoolbox site, given by user 'Chris'
http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/mac-os-x-10-6-3-fails-to-install/

This worked for me to install 10.6.5 and the file related errors (unidentified format etc.) went away with this. My install used to fail while the image was getting expanded/extracted.

The steps to do (as given in that site) are:

1. Open Terminal (under Applications, Utilities)
2. Type “sudo su” (without quotes)
3. Type your password (you must have admin account)
4. Type “sysctl kern.maxfiles” (this will show you the max open files allowed currently)
5. Type “sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=####” replacing #### with a number much larger than your current maxfiles setting. For example, if your maxfiles is currently 12000 change it to 24000 or maybe 30000.