Codec Overrun

I have a Leopard DMG and when i try to mount it I get an error saying "Codec overrun, error 1309" does anyone know how I can get around this??

Where is the DMG from. This is commonly a damaged DMG file or one that has become corrupted.

Do other DMGs work - or just the one?

Is there an alternative mirror download

is the dmg on an external drive? i have a simple thing for you to try...copy it to your mac hd & run it...should work (provided the dmg is complete & not damaged)

it's on my mac hd. i've gotten the dmg from 2 different sources and it still wont work. i cant copy it to an external. it gives me an error everytime i try. but the file is not damaged, because it has worked on my friends computer

hmm...thats pretty weird...i usually only get this error when i am trying to run a dmg from my external drive...you should try repairing it...right click on the file & open it with disk utility...then select it there & click on repair...also repair your mac hd just incase...

one more thing you could try is making sure things on your mac are running ok...get this program called "maintenance" & run it...hopefully it will work

A Leopard dmg? As in a DMG file of the Leopard DVD? From two different sources?

Aaaand we're done.


Btw: If I had a dodgy dmg file that was giving me codec overruns, I might think that I shouldn't be trusting dodgy illegal dmg files from the shady corners of the internets.