Retina macbook bootcamp download issues

[keerf]

Hi All,

Trying to help out a friend. When he downloads the bootcamp drivers from Bootcamp assistant, he gets this in the log:

7/21/12 8:55:49.081 PM installd: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=110 "An error occurred while extracting files from the package “BootCampESD.pkg”." UserInfo=0x7fb0a2533b80 {NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while extracting files from the package “BootCampESD.pkg”., NSFilePath=/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root, NSURL=file://localhost/Library/Updates/041-3891/BootCampESD.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=com.apple.pkg.BootCampESD, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb0a252b350 "The file couldn’t be opened because it isn’t in the correct format."} {
NSFilePath = "/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root";
NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while extracting files from the package \U201cBootCampESD.pkg\U201d.";
NSURL = "file://localhost/Library/Updates/041-3891/BootCampESD.pkg";
NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=259 \"The file couldn\U2019t be opened because it isn\U2019t in the correct format.\"";
PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.apple.pkg.BootCampESD";
}

He has tried several times. Any thoughts?

 

[xcarroll]

A bit late for you now, but there's a page I did on downloading bootcamp drivers when bootcamp assistant fails : http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p682/download-bootcamp-drivers-inc-mountain-lion-inc-2012-retina-display. In short, the problem seems to be it's a huge download and BootCamp assistant fails part way. Best done via the direct links because browsers, or a download manager, make a better job of it especially over slower internet connections