Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!urlichs From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: Help with SysQuest drive. Message-ID: Date: 9 Aug 90 22:32:52 GMT References: <1088100001@cdp> <43800@apple.Apple.COM> Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG Lines: 38 In comp.unix.aux, article <43800@apple.Apple.COM>, blob@Apple.COM (Brian Bechtel) writes: < unger@cdp.UUCP writes: < >I am trying to use a [...] SysQuest removable cartradge drive < The file is /info-mac/util/scsi-fix-error-page.hqx < on sumex-aim.stanford.edu. < Unfortunately, that's not all that needs fixing. - When you start A/UX, there must be a driver for the cartridge. The driver should be loaded by an INIT, because if it's read from an inserted cartridge (or if you have a cartridge mounted when starting A/UX) the drive is locked and you'll be unable to swap cartridges. - Under A/UX, when you start the MacOS system, the cartridge will be there (provided that its error page is fixed, the partition map is correct, there's only one partition on the drive -- it wouldn't surprise me if it'd take the phase of moon into account too...). Don't remove a cartridge before dragging it into the trashcan! - How do I re-mount a cartridge (or mount another one) without restarting the MacOS environment? This is a major pain! The Finder recognizes floppy disks without problem (BTW: Why is the default for a valid Macintosh floppy "A/UX data" while an invalid floppy, presumably containing a file system, can only be ejected or formatted? Switching to the CommandShell "fixes" that problem, but it's still (a) a major pain and (b) needlessly modal because the Shell doesn't recognize HFS floppies as such...) I tried calling Mount (from the MPW Shell ;-) but all I got was an I/O error. (The drive number was correct...) I didn't yet try posting a disk inserted event; would that help? (I doubt it. :-( ) < Should we start a "most-frequent-answers" message for this group? < Probably -- once someone figures out what the answers are... ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs -- urlichs@smurf.sub.org -- urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de Humboldtstrasse 7 - 7500 Karlsruhe 1 - FRG -- +49+721+621127(Voice)/621227(PEP)