I recently had a problem with iTunes and had to resort to deleting and re installing. But know whenever I try to install something, Installer crashes. I tried with both Safari and Firefox. Can anyone help me? Everyone at apple.com just ignored it. My Error report is:
Process: Installer [2805]
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer
Identifier: com.apple.installer
Version: 3.0.2 (281)
Build Info: Installer-2810000~1
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [2631]
Date/Time: 2009-01-20 21:38:54.973 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000feedfaee
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x92232688 objc_msgSend + 24
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579d78f CFStringCompareWithOptionsAndLocale + 47
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579f455 CFStringCompareWithOptions + 53
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579f4a0 CFStringCompare + 64
4 com.apple.RawCamera.bundle 0x3982f8a1 GetRawPluginsInfo + 2305
5 com.apple.ImageIO.framework 0x931aecbb _CGImageSourceBindToPlugin + 286
6 com.apple.ImageIO.framework 0x931bd6d6 CGImageSourceGetType + 50
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f41d22 +[NSBitmapImageRep _imagesWithData:hfsFileType:extension:zone:expandImageContentNow:includeAllReps:] + 438
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f41b4b +[NSBitmapImageRep _imageRepsWithData:hfsFileType:extension:expandImageContentNow:] + 115
9 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f4173b +[NSImageRep _imageRepsWithContentsOfFile:expandImageContentNow:] + 679
10 com.apple.AppKit 0x95eef6a0 -[NSImage _expandRep:expandImageContentNow:] + 1145
11 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e6c981 -[NSImage _expandJustEnoughToLoadRepProperties] + 333
12 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e35f21 -[NSImage size] + 130
13 com.apple.installer 0x000124c9 0x1000 + 70857
14 com.apple.installer 0x000127e0 0x1000 + 71648
15 com.apple.installer 0x00024061 0x1000 + 143457
16 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0c39c __NSThreadPerformPerform + 476
17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9577b5f5 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 3141
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9577bcd8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492b2c0 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 283
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492b012 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 175
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492af4d BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 106
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e56d7d _DPSNextEvent + 657
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e56630 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e4f66b -[NSApplication run] + 795
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e1c8a4 NSApplicationMain + 574
26 com.apple.installer 0x00002e18 0x1000 + 7704
27 com.apple.installer 0x00002c2e 0x1000 + 7214
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9518f746 recvfrom$UNIX2003 + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95140226 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951721ef _pthread_cond_wait + 1244
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95173a73 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f5175c -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 236
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f51570 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 144
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f514d5 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6 com.apple.installframework 0x001376b7 +[IFDTargetController(WorkerThread) _handleTargetRequests] + 1090
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951473ae __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95147176 usleep$UNIX2003 + 61
2 com.apple.DiskManagement 0x0025a8db -[NSRunLoop(DMRunLoopAdditions) runUntilDateAndBlock:] + 91
3 com.apple.DiskManagement 0x0025a6a2 -[DMManager waitForAppearanceOfDiskNodes] + 172
4 com.apple.installframework 0x00138455 -[IFDiskManager enableDiskArb] + 96
5 com.apple.installframework 0x00137ac1 -[IFDTargetController(DiskProcessing) _processInitialDisks] + 165
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951473ae __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171d0d pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f532d2 -[NSCondition wait] + 210
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0bc6a -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelector
nThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:modes:] + 938
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f5f288 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:] + 184
5 com.apple.installer 0x00024358 0x1000 + 144216
6 com.apple.installer 0x00023ab3 0x1000 + 142003
7 com.apple.installer 0x00016787 0x1000 + 87943
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
9 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170906 kevent + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x3982e000 ebx: 0x95792a4a ecx: 0x922430f8 edx: 0xfeedface
edi: 0x0000000b esi: 0x3982e000 ebp: 0xbfffe228 esp: 0xbfffe208
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010206 eip: 0x92232688 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0xfeedfaee
Process: Installer [2805]
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer
Identifier: com.apple.installer
Version: 3.0.2 (281)
Build Info: Installer-2810000~1
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [2631]
Date/Time: 2009-01-20 21:38:54.973 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000feedfaee
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x92232688 objc_msgSend + 24
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579d78f CFStringCompareWithOptionsAndLocale + 47
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579f455 CFStringCompareWithOptions + 53
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9579f4a0 CFStringCompare + 64
4 com.apple.RawCamera.bundle 0x3982f8a1 GetRawPluginsInfo + 2305
5 com.apple.ImageIO.framework 0x931aecbb _CGImageSourceBindToPlugin + 286
6 com.apple.ImageIO.framework 0x931bd6d6 CGImageSourceGetType + 50
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f41d22 +[NSBitmapImageRep _imagesWithData:hfsFileType:extension:zone:expandImageContentNow:includeAllReps:] + 438
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f41b4b +[NSBitmapImageRep _imageRepsWithData:hfsFileType:extension:expandImageContentNow:] + 115
9 com.apple.AppKit 0x95f4173b +[NSImageRep _imageRepsWithContentsOfFile:expandImageContentNow:] + 679
10 com.apple.AppKit 0x95eef6a0 -[NSImage _expandRep:expandImageContentNow:] + 1145
11 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e6c981 -[NSImage _expandJustEnoughToLoadRepProperties] + 333
12 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e35f21 -[NSImage size] + 130
13 com.apple.installer 0x000124c9 0x1000 + 70857
14 com.apple.installer 0x000127e0 0x1000 + 71648
15 com.apple.installer 0x00024061 0x1000 + 143457
16 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0c39c __NSThreadPerformPerform + 476
17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9577b5f5 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 3141
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9577bcd8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492b2c0 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 283
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492b012 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 175
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9492af4d BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 106
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e56d7d _DPSNextEvent + 657
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e56630 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e4f66b -[NSApplication run] + 795
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x95e1c8a4 NSApplicationMain + 574
26 com.apple.installer 0x00002e18 0x1000 + 7704
27 com.apple.installer 0x00002c2e 0x1000 + 7214
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9518f746 recvfrom$UNIX2003 + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95140226 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951721ef _pthread_cond_wait + 1244
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95173a73 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f5175c -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 236
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f51570 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 144
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f514d5 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6 com.apple.installframework 0x001376b7 +[IFDTargetController(WorkerThread) _handleTargetRequests] + 1090
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951473ae __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95147176 usleep$UNIX2003 + 61
2 com.apple.DiskManagement 0x0025a8db -[NSRunLoop(DMRunLoopAdditions) runUntilDateAndBlock:] + 91
3 com.apple.DiskManagement 0x0025a6a2 -[DMManager waitForAppearanceOfDiskNodes] + 172
4 com.apple.installframework 0x00138455 -[IFDiskManager enableDiskArb] + 96
5 com.apple.installframework 0x00137ac1 -[IFDTargetController(DiskProcessing) _processInitialDisks] + 165
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x951473ae __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171d0d pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f532d2 -[NSCondition wait] + 210
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0bc6a -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelector
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f5f288 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:] + 184
5 com.apple.installer 0x00024358 0x1000 + 144216
6 com.apple.installer 0x00023ab3 0x1000 + 142003
7 com.apple.installer 0x00016787 0x1000 + 87943
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b7ed -[NSThread main] + 45
9 com.apple.Foundation 0x92f0b394 __NSThread__main__ + 308
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170906 kevent + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95171095 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95170f52 thread_start + 34
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x3982e000 ebx: 0x95792a4a ecx: 0x922430f8 edx: 0xfeedface
edi: 0x0000000b esi: 0x3982e000 ebp: 0xbfffe228 esp: 0xbfffe208
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010206 eip: 0x92232688 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0xfeedfaee