Mac AutoCAD 2014 installation – File System wrong problem!

[mpalash]

Hi! I'm having trouble installing AutoCAD 2014, Student Edition on my Mac. It says the file system is wrong, but it looks correct to me. Am attaching a screenshot from Disk Utility. Could someone point out what's the matter here?

[maxim_k]

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums!

Hi,

Seems you can find the answer here:

AutoCAD for Mac wont run on hard drive with Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive Journaled) format

Maxim

[mpalash]

Hey! Thanks but I've already been through that thread but my problem is different. The file system is correct but the installer is somehow detecting it wrong. Do check my screenshot, the file system is NOT Case Sensitive Journaled.

[mpalash]

It seems my screenshot got deleted when I edited and re-posted. Here it is again.

[maxim_k]

What Mac model do you have?
Have you tried to verify / repair hard disk (to repair you need to start from Recovery partition or from external disk)
Could you post screenshot of the AutoCAD alert during installation?

Maxim

[mpalash]

Hi! Yes, I have verified and repaired hard disk to no avail. I have tried reinstalling the OS itself but that didn't help either. Am attaching the screenshots you asked for.

[maxim_k]

>>>>I have tried reinstalling the OS itself
How did you do this?
Did you repartition hard drive during reinstallation?

Maxim

[mpalash]

Yes. And formatted it as Mac OS Extended (Jourmaled). I've done this kind of thing before and I'm pretty comfy around both hardware and software. Which is why I'm quite frustrated with this state of affairs!

[maxim_k]

Very strange...

Here is the script which installer runs during installation to check file system:

#!/bin/sh

export DiskUtilCmd="/usr/sbin/diskutil"
export DefaultsUtilCmd="/usr/bin/defaults"
export SystemVolume="/"
export TempName=`mktemp -q -t sys_vol_attr`
export TempPListName="${TempName}.plist"
export FSAttributeName="FilesystemName"

# Following is the explaination of each file system we can detect
###########################################################################################
#   Value from DiskUtil           |     Value shown in Finder
# --------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------
#   Journaled HFS+                |     Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
#   HFS+                          |     Mac OS Extended
#   Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+ |     Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
#   Case-sensitive HFS+           |     Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive)
#   MS-DOS FAT32                  |     MS-DOS (FAT)

export HFSPlus_J="Journaled HFS+"
export HFSPlus="HFS+"
export HFSPlus_J_CS="Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+"
export HFSPlus_CS="Case-sensitive HFS+"
export MSDOS_FAT32="MS-DOS FAT32"

${DiskUtilCmd} info -plist "${SystemVolume}" > "${TempPListName}"
if [ -f "${TempPListName}" ];
then 
    export FileSystem=`${DefaultsUtilCmd} read "${TempName}" "${FSAttributeName}"`
    echo "The file system of ${SystemVolume} is ${FileSystem}"
    
    # cleanup
    rm -rf "${TempName}"
    rm -rf "${TempPListName}"
    
    if [[ "${FileSystem}" == "${HFSPlus_J}" ]] 
    then
        echo "Supported file system (${FileSystem}) detected on ${SystemVolume}"
    else
        echo "Unsupported file system (${FileSystem}) detected on ${SystemVolume}"
        echo "Only ${HFSPlus_J} (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) is the supported file system"
        exit 1
    fi
else
    echo " Failed to determine file system format "
fi
exit 0

What if you try to run this script in the Terminal and see what result will you get.

Maxim

[mpalash]

Ok. Now this is certainly beyond weird. This is what I get:

The file system of / is Journaled HFS+

Supported file system (Journaled HFS+) detected on /

[maxim_k]

....You can try to redownload installer.
Maybe the case is in it?
You can also try to download AC 2013 installer from here:
http://efulfillment.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/2013/ACDMAC/ESD/AutoCAD_2013_English_Mac_OSX_R1.dmg?authpa...
And see what it will say.

Maxim

[mpalash]

Thanks a ton Maxim. I'll try again. But my internet is super slow here, takes 4hrs to download the installer. Will have a go and let you know how it went. Cheers!

[mpalash]

Hi again! Its a no-go. Tried re-downloading and the error stays the same. Any way to force install without the filesystem check? Thanks!

[maxim_k]

Definitely something is wrong in your system. Therefore forcing to install without file system check could be dangerous to your system, although I think maybe it is possible to force installer not to check file system.
BTW: do you have some antivirus software running on your Mac? Have you tried to deactivate it temporary?
Another thought:
What kind of partition map has your HDD? Is it GUID, or MBR?

Maxim

[maxim_k]

Or maybe it is Apple partition map?

Maxim

[mpalash]

I don't have any antivirus installed. The info for the drive and the partition are in the screenshots. I would really appreciate if you could guide me towards installing without the check. AutoCAD 2011 too fails to install, but that says its due to unsupported Graphics Card — which is again not the case. I have tried running the installers as admin, and also copied to the desktop. Nothing so far. Thanks!

[maxim_k]

2011 AutoCAD is not compartible with Mavericks, so you can not install it anyway. You should try 2013 version.
As about bypassing the check- never tried this, so can not advise anything.

Maxim