GrowlMail not installing in Snow Leopard

[tcdiver7]

I can't install GrowlMail on MacOS 10.6.1. I get a rather non-specific error message telling me to contact the software manufacturer. The install log is cryptic as well - apparently there was a problem with the preflight script, but I can't quite make out what that problem was.

Install log:

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Sep 30 23:56:06 MacBookPro Installer[351]: GrowlMail  Installation Log
Sep 30 23:56:06 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Opened from: /Volumes/Growl-1.2/Extras/GrowlMail/GrowlMail.pkg
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: ================================================================================
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: User picked Standard Install
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Choices selected for installation:
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]:    Install: "GrowlMail"
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]:    Install: "GrowlMail" at path "//tmp/GrowlMail-Installation-Temp"
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]:       GrowlMail.pkg#growlmail.pkg : com.growl.growlmail.pkg : 1.2
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: ================================================================================
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package selections.
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: location = file://localhost
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: file://localhost/Volumes/Growl-1.2/Extras/GrowlMail/GrowlMail.pkg#growlmail.pkg
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Will use PK session
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Starting installation:
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Configuring volume "Macintosh HD"
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Preparing disk for local booted install.
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Free space on "Macintosh HD": 77.57 GB (77565980672 bytes).
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Create temporary directory "/var/folders/H4/H4ARh7jgHk8lQ5jt0APkdk+++TI/-Tmp-//Install.351wmS6ou"
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro Installer[351]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages)
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 packages, destination=/>
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: packages=(\n    "PKLeopardPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/Growl-1.2/Extras/GrowlMail/GrowlMail.pkg#growlmail.pkg>"\n)
Sep 30 23:56:22 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: Extracting /Volumes/Growl-1.2/Extras/GrowlMail/GrowlMail.pkg (destination=/var/folders/H4/H4ARh7jgHk8lQ5jt0APkdk+++TI/-Tmp-/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root/tmp/GrowlMail-Installation-Temp, uid=501)
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: Executing script "./preflight" in /private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.7jtZ5M/Scripts/com.growl.growlmail.pkg.2VBTP9
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight: 2009-09-30 19:56:23.480 osascript[357:903] Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types:  dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight:    /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight: osascript: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax" declares no loadable handlers.
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight: /tmp/PKInstallSandbox.7jtZ5M/Scripts/com.growl.growlmail.pkg.2VBTP9/preflight: line 9: /bin/rm: Permission denied
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: pre-install scripts for "com.growl.growlmail.pkg"\nError Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 UserInfo=0x10055bd60 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package ‚ÄúGrowlMail.pkg‚Äù." {\n    NSFilePath = "./preflight";\n    NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cGrowlMail.pkg\U201d.";\n    NSURL = "#growlmail.pkg -- file://localhost/Volumes/Growl-1.2/Extras/GrowlMail/GrowlMail.pkg";\n    PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.growl.growlmail.pkg";\n}
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro Installer[351]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 UserInfo=0x11987a070 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “GrowlMail.pkg”."
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro Installer[351]: IFDInstallController 357660 state = 7
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro Installer[351]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI.
Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro Installer[351]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.'.


[boredzo]

… I can't quite make out what that problem was.

It's this:

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Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight: /tmp/PKInstallSandbox.7jtZ5M/Scripts/com.growl.growlmail.pkg.2VBTP9/preflight: line 9: /bin/rm: Permission denied

That's the step that tries to delete the old copy before installing the new one.

You'll have to do that separately. The best way is to use the Uninstall GrowlMail program to do it.

[tcdiver7]

It's this:

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Sep 30 23:56:23 MacBookPro installd[355]: ./preflight: /tmp/PKInstallSandbox.7jtZ5M/Scripts/com.growl.growlmail.pkg.2VBTP9/preflight: line 9: /bin/rm: Permission denied

That's the step that tries to delete the old copy before installing the new one.

You'll have to do that separately. The best way is to use the Uninstall GrowlMail program to do it.

Thanks a million!

Only trouble is, the uninstall GrowlMail program doesn't run either - it errors with a permission denied message. I have no idea why. My account has administrator privileges.

How can I find out what steps the script is taking so I can do it manually? Or is there a better way to fix this?

[boredzo]

Only trouble is, the uninstall GrowlMail program doesn't run either - it errors with a permission denied message.

Does it ask for an administrator username and password first?

[tompet]

That's the step that tries to delete the old copy before installing the new one.

You'll have to do that separately. The best way is to use the Uninstall GrowlMail program to do it.

Thanks a million!

Only trouble is, the uninstall GrowlMail program doesn't run either - it errors with a permission denied message. I have no idea why. My account has administrator privileges.

How can I find out what steps the script is taking so I can do it manually? Or is there a better way to fix this?

H there,

I have exactly the same problem: Uninstall script is not working at all.

It starts and freezes immediately after it have started. No way to cancel it, but using the tasklist.

Greetings

[tcdiver7]

Only trouble is, the uninstall GrowlMail program doesn't run either - it errors with a permission denied message.

Does it ask for an administrator username and password first?

Yes, it does.

The error message includes an option to edit the uninstall GrowlMail script. I clicked that to see what it was trying to do. The script tries to run:

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rm -rf /Library/Mail/Bundles/GrowlMail.mailbundle ~/Library/Mail/Bundles/GrowlMail.mailbundle

Neither of those locations exist - apparently I hadn't installed GrowlMail on this system. Any other tips for getting GrowlMail to install.

[tcdiver7]

I have exactly the same problem: Uninstall script is not working at all.

It starts and freezes immediately after it have started. No way to cancel it, but using the tasklist.

That's not the same problem that I have - the uninstall script ran, then gave a permission error for me.

What I'm more concerned with is getting GrowlMail installed in the first place, which is where this thread started.

[tompet]

I have exactly the same problem: Uninstall script is not working at all.

It starts and freezes immediately after it have started. No way to cancel it, but using the tasklist.

That's not the same problem that I have - the uninstall script ran, then gave a permission error for me.

What I'm more concerned with is getting GrowlMail installed in the first place, which is where this thread started.

Ok!

You might be right!

My actual problem is , that iMail i still disabling the plugInn with the message, that it is not compatible with the actual iMail Version.
I thought, that the old version haven't been replaced by the new version, but I a not sure.
I have then tried to uninstall the actual pluginn with the uninstall application, but as mentioned before it did not work.

Greetings
Thomas

[boredzo]

Only trouble is, the uninstall GrowlMail program doesn't run either - it errors with a permission denied message.

Does it ask for an administrator username and password first?

Yes, it does.

Please run this command in a Terminal:

ls -dl /bin/rm

and post the output here.

[tcdiver7]

Please run this command in a Terminal:

ls -dl /bin/rm

and post the output here.

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-r--r--r--@ 47584 4635108  wheel  0 Mar 17  2008 /bin/rm


Right, yeah, so that's weird. I'm using an administrator account and I couldn't run "rm", which pretty much makes me feel dumb for not repairing permissions before posting here.

After the permission repair, GrowlMail installed without error. Huzzah!

Thank you for your help. I've heard of people having to repair permissions, but in 7 years of OS X use I've never had to do it myself.