In article <BB28ECE6.90160%chrisridd[at]mac.com>, Chris Ridd
<chrisridd[at]mac.com> wrote:

> On 2/7/03 7:29 pm, in article 020720031929414981%mw[at]mw.mw, "mw" <mw[at]mw.mw>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all
> > Could someone please tell me what the following dialog means when I go
> > to mount a dmg:
> >
> > Processing DDM
> >
> > What does it mean and how can I get round it as I have tried everything
> > in the preferences of Disk Copy(all versions)and nothing will get rid
> > of it to allow me to mount the dmg files.
>
> A hunt through the Darwin sources suggest it might be Device Descriptor Map,
> which is something found in block 0 of a disk (ie the start of the dmg).
>
> Is this happening with all disk images, or just one or two?
>
> > Thanks A Lot
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
Hello Chris
Happens with almost all my dmg files,very few mount on to the desktop.

Thanks

On 3/7/03 11:25 pm, in article 030720032325366201%mw[at]mw.mw, "mw" <mw[at]mw.mw>
wrote:
> They are mainly downloaded through newsgroups as segments then I join
> them up and get the dmg file I then go to mount it and I get the
> message:processing DDM,but I never get any further than that,so I have
> to cancel the process and never get to see whats in the dmg file.

How are they split and how are you joining them up? Are they uuencoded or
something as well?

Do other folks using those groups have problems? If not, why not? :-)

Cheers,

Chris

In article <BB2AECC3.906AB%chrisridd[at]mac.com>, Chris Ridd
<chrisridd[at]mac.com> wrote:

> On 3/7/03 11:25 pm, in article 030720032325366201%mw[at]mw.mw, "mw" <mw[at]mw.mw>
> wrote:
> > They are mainly downloaded through newsgroups as segments then I join
> > them up and get the dmg file I then go to mount it and I get the
> > message:processing DDM,but I never get any further than that,so I have
> > to cancel the process and never get to see whats in the dmg file.
>
> How are they split and how are you joining them up? Are they uuencoded or
> something as well?
>
> Do other folks using those groups have problems? If not, why not? :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
The dmg file is stuffed the split in to segments using stuffit,then
posted to the newsgroup,I download all the segments and rejoin them to
make the stuffed sit file which is then unstuffed to make the dmg
file,thats when I run in to problems with the dmg file not mounting.

mw <mw[at]mw.mw> wrote:

> In article <BB2A0EF0.90444%chrisridd[at]mac.com>, Chris Ridd
> <chrisridd[at]mac.com> wrote:
>
> > I can't really think what's broken, apart from something to do with how
> > you're downloading them.
> >
>
> They are mainly downloaded through newsgroups as segments then I join
> them up and get the dmg file I then go to mount it and I get the
> message:processing DDM,but I never get any further than that,so I have
> to cancel the process and never get to see whats in the dmg file.

Just a quick, polite request; please trim your posts. As you can see
above, I've been able to quote the relevant portions with a lot less
scrolling than your post had.

For more advice on news posting ettiquette, please see the URL in my
sig.

This isn't aimed at you specifically, mw; just that yours was the only
one I noticed while I've got all this time on my hands!

Thanks!

-z-


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Are you running OS X or something earlier? If so, the problem with
getting stuck at "Processing DDM" may be related to trying to open a
disk image intented to be used in OS X only.