Re: [OS X TeX] DVD must be mounted to install TeX … but it *is* mounted
Richard Koch
koch at math.uoregon.edu
Mon Aug 20 18:13:17 EDT 2012
Art,
Go to tug.org/mactex and read the link
"The MacTeX Installer on the TeX Collection DVD for 2012 has a bug.
For an explanation and fix, click DVD Bug Fix."
PS: I predict you tried to install on Lion or Mountain Lion.
Dick Koch
On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Art Werschulz wrote:
> Hi.
>
> The 2012 TeX Collection DVD arrived today. I installed the new TeX on our Departmental Linux machines and MacBook, with no trouble. I brought it home and slid it into the drive of my desktop unit (an iMac running Mountain Lion). I double-clicked the installer, and got an alert box saying
> Install DVD Missing
> The TUG TeX Collection DVD must be mounted to install TeX
> Say what? How could I double-click the icon if the disk hadn't been mounted? Moreover:
> agw at home:~$ mount|grep -i tex
> /dev/disk2 on /Volumes/TEXCOL2012 (cd9660, local, nodev, nosuid, read-only, noowners)
> What is going on here?
>
> Art Werschulz (8-{)} "Metaphors be with you." -- bumper sticker
> GCS/M (GAT): d? -p+ c++ l u+(-) e--- m* s n+ h f g+ w+ t++ r- y?
> Internet: agw STRUDEL comcast.net
>
>
>
> ----------- Please Consult the Following Before Posting -----------
> TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
> List Reminders and Etiquette: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/
> List Archive: http://tug.org/pipermail/macostex-archives/
> TeX on Mac OS X Website: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org/
> List Info: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mailman/listinfo/macosx-tex
>
More information about the MacOSX-TeX
mailing list