Where do I find these messages ? in “system Information”... looks like this is slightly beyond my knowledge of Mac OS
In Application/Tools you have an application called “Console” or “System messages” (I’m running a Swedish OS version so I’m guessing what the original name is, but the icon looks like this:
Told you, permission problems. Where did you unzip the files? In your “downloaded files” or any other place “under” your home directory or somewhere else? This usually happens if you unzip to a directory where you are not really supposed to write stuff.
You can fix this manually using the terminal
Start Terminal.app
type cdthen drag the ds.app to the terminal window, now hit <return>
now type chmod -R +x Contents/ <return>
It says “no such file in directory”.... any more chance if I just try to unzip in another folder. where should I go from once my ZIP files are in my “Downloads” folder (my version is in French….. so try to translate
.... I hate Mac…never had any problems with PC though. since on mac, my life is a nightmare
I guess the issue is that you are unfamiliar with how Mac OS X works, very easy to think Windows and Mac OS X works the same, much like switching between driving on the right or the left side of the road, when it comes to “spine reflexes” you will turn the wrong way, always.
I’m on OSX 10.7. With initial instal of DAZ, I had to go into ‘Utilities’ and verify and repair ‘Disc Permissions’. D.P.‘s are what allows the apps to interact. DON’T TRY ANYTHING ELSE IN UTILITIES. Hope this helps a little.
Told you, permission problems. Where did you unzip the files? In your “downloaded files” or any other place “under” your home directory or somewhere else? This usually happens if you unzip to a directory where you are not really supposed to write stuff.
You can fix this manually using the terminal
Start Terminal.app
type cdthen drag the ds.app to the terminal window, now hit <return>
now type chmod -R +x Contents/ <return>
Now try run it.
Thanks Totte, this worked for me. However, it must be done for each file to be extracted. A better way when extracting multiple files is to combine them into a new directory, cd into that directory via Terminal, and chmod -R +x */.
BTW, I downloaded the files via Safari to the default directory, “Downloads” in my user directory. Obviously, this is a defect that will negatively affect many Mac users. I’m not sure why Daz felt the need to use such an unusual file format, but if the permissions issue can’t be resolved by them, they should revert to a less problem prone format.
