I've ran across this error numerous times in the past. (I may have brought this up here before) I have a machine here that has 10.7.0 on it and refuses to accept the 10.7.2 or 10.7.3 combo updaters. It puts up a yellow triangle and says the volume isn't eligible. This is what I would expect if I tried to select a volume with say, a newer version of 10.7 on it than the combo, or a different release like 10.6.
I have googled around repeatedly to try to figure out what exactly the installer is checking to determine the OS version, and found only numerous people with the same problem that all were forced to reinstall the OS. I know there are numerous places the version and build are at. The one I use is /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist, and I suspect that's the one Apple expects apps to use, since they have kept it in text (not binary) plist format. But it's not what the installer is looking at.
Anyone happen to know?
Maybe it has nothing to with "version' but rather some other impediment.
