Sounds like a problem at the post office. Try UPS or Fed Ex. According to Apple its because a file called "BaseSystem.pkg" is missing from /library/receipts. Just get the file from anywhere and drop it in. This is for 10.3 and 10.4.
On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Cliff Rediger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jan 2, 9:53 pm, "Tina K." <[email protected]> wrote: >> Packages are stored in /Library/Receipts, it might be worth taking a >> look to see if the folder contains any packages (.pkg) or not. > > Thanks for the responses. > I tried the safe boot thing and Disk Utilities gave the same error > message. > Library/Receipts contains many pkgs > Tried booting from an external firewire drive with same results. > > We're going to clone the drive and try to repair or clean install. > Thanks for all the kind attention and suggestions. > > BTW and entirely Off Topic, if your interested in seeing a 104 1/2 > woman "in action" check it out here: http://4lovespoint.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
