XQuartz disk image won't open

Question

Every time I try to open the .dmg to install XQuartz, a window pops up saying the following disk images couldn't be opened and the reason shown is not recognized. I don't know if I need another application to open it or if the file is corrupted, or if it's some other problem entirely.

Answer 1

I'd say the file downloaded is corrupted, you should be able to open the .dmg by simply double clicking it (I downloaded XQuartz a couple of days ago and could open the .dmg without a problem).

Unfortunately, the download page doesn't provide a checksum to check against, so I'll provide the one I generated:

98b2ca8580046d5b91250c5a244c8182437dc9d7

This checksum uniquely identifies the XQuarz .dmg.

You can generate a checksum of XQuartz on your Mac like this (from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1652):

1. Open Terminal (in /Application/Utilities)

2. Type:

   openssl sha1 ~/Downloads/XQuartz-2.7.4.dmg

   (adapt to the path where XQuartz-2.7.4.dmg was downloaded)

3. Compare the number you get with the number above. If they are different, the file is corrupted.