Error during Xcode Component Installation

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I just installed a software update that I was prompted for, presumably affecting Xcode. Now when I start Xcode, I am presented with a dialog box which states that Xcode must install the Mobile Device Framework before continuing. When I try to do this, after providing my password, it fails with "An unknown error occurred. See the install log for more details." I do not see anything useful in install.log that identifies the problem. I've tried re-installing multiple times and rebooting to no avail.

I'm currently running Xcode 4.3. Perhaps I need to upgrade to 4.4? Has anyone else run into this problem?

Upgrading to Xcode 4.4 solves it. – Peter Jacobs Sep 16 '12 at 18:39 — Peter Jacobs, Sep 16 '12 at 18:39

score 165 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 31 '19 at 22:00

This problem has once again appeared in Xcode 11.1 and is caused by an invalid certificate that expired some day in October 2019.

You can work around the problem by temporarily changing the system date to before the certificate expiration date.

In the case of Xcode 11, set the system date to Oct 3, 2019, run Xcode, then change the date back after the components have installed.

score 41 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 19 '20 at 11:26

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In Xcode version 4.3.1 (4E1019), I suspect that I got the problem after an iTunes update this morning. Found the following somewhere on the web:

Go to Applications folder
Right click Xcode
Click Show Package Contents

Then navigate to Contents/Resources/Packages. Double click on Install MobileDevice.pkg.

edited Sep 19 '20 at 11:26

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answered Sep 18 '12 at 18:45

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This worked great for the following error `UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION (NSInternalInconsistencyException): Error getting value for key 'initializationClass' of extension 'Xcode.IDEDeferredInitialization.GPUDebuggeriOSPlatformSupport.GPUiOSInitializer' in plug-in 'com.apple.dt.gpu.GPUDebuggeriOSSupport'` – Meetai.com Mar 19 '15 at 14:04
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It said "installing additional components" after installing the package. Then it crashed again! – tuttu47 Oct 21 '15 at 04:20
For me it does not even ask to install additional components again – Daniel Viglione Mar 09 '16 at 20:09
I have installed all the packages in `/Contents/Resources/Packages/` and it worked – Simon Moshenko Oct 31 '19 at 06:41

score 30 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 06 '19 at 15:15

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Just change the date to October 2019:

answered Dec 06 '19 at 15:15

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It's so weird, but this solution worked for me. Thanks – SAIF Jan 01 '20 at 07:15

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 27 '19 at 20:01

I tried installing the required components:

but I had the same issue:

I recommend @Darren answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/58651694/7602110) but I tried another way, which was uninstalling Xcode and installing it back again, is not the best way to go, because we all know how long that Xcode takes to install, but it also works and was worth sharing.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 31 '19 at 01:14

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im resolver that change terminal date for example:

sudo date 103106

answered Oct 31 '19 at 01:14

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please elaborate on why this will solve the problem – Simson Oct 31 '19 at 01:57

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 10 '21 at 20:47

The same happened to me after an update to Big Sur version. A very similar solution as reported here by @cugino worked to me, as follows:

Go to "Applications" folder > Right click Xcode > Click Show Package Contents > Then navigate to Contents/Resources/Packages.
Double click on Install XcodeSystemResources.pkg.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 09 '15 at 19:01

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Using cugino's answer above solved it for me. In my case, the certificate used to sign the .pkg file had expired. This may be the reason for anyone experiencing this after February 14, 2015

answered May 09 '15 at 19:01

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 07 '20 at 21:41

I am a newbie in iOS development

I was facing same problem while trying to install XCode 6.4 on my 2009 mac pro 13inch with macOS yosemite. I do not know why, just after I changed the system time back to 10th October 2019 according to one of the answers in this thread and click on "try again" button, XCode was finally installed and running!

After this, I changed my system time back to current time (chose the automatic date and time option) and everything works good for me.

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 04 '22 at 17:48

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Change Time in OS x10.11 or ....

answered Jul 04 '22 at 17:48

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Feb 15 '23 at 19:03

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This worked for me:

$ sudo xcode-select --switch /path/to/Xcode.app

$ sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch

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answered Feb 08 '23 at 14:28

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