Apple updated Java for both Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Java Update 7) and Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Java Update 2) Tuesday. The releases address several important security issues. The update for your OS can be.

So, I saw the news today. New Java update.

Cool, I guess. Check for Software Updates, found Java update, downloaded, and failed install. So, I went and manually downloaded the new Java update and it does the same thing. When it fails installing, it says this: 'The source media you are installing from is damaged.

Try installing from a different copy of the source media or contact the manufacturer for replacement.' Apple is gonna get me a new iMac because Java won't install? In all seriousness though, what the deuce is going on? The only thing I have tried, aside from searching the boards for answers, is repairing permissions which didn't do anything.

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They will replace the Java media, not your computer. But because you have downloaded the software there is no media to replace.

Obviously your download is damaged. Be sure you do the following before downloading and trying to install: Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.

When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.' S ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. Status of the hard drive. If it does not say 'Verified' then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is 'Verified' then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported.

If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.

Now restart normally. If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger, and 4.1 for Leopard) and/or TechTool Pro (4.6.1 for Leopard) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X. Niels879 wrote: Same here.

Worse: Macbook wouldn't boot after the failed install, then disk utility failed to check my harddisk and update permissions. Something messed up something good. Eventually had to revert to a complete reinstall (well, actually putting back my time machine backup thru leopard installation disk).

Cannot imagine that a failed installation could be the cause of this. But be warned. Apple remote desktop for windows download. Sometimes an installation uses a portion of the HD that has not been previously used - resulting in a crashed system. You are smart to have a TM backup to revert to. I always wait with updates for a day or so.

And then I rarely use the automated updater, I download and manually install the updates. I do notice more issues with the 'delta' updates (software updates) than with the full or combo updates from the Apple DL page. Even Apple recommends using a manual DL if an install does not work properly. Apple says: 'If issues occur during installation--for example, if Software Update unexpectedly quits--please see this article.' On this link. I also am experiencing problems with the update. But mine says: The installer could not install certain files in '/'.