Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!van-bc!questor!lclarke From: lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: How do you backup 105 MB Disk ? Message-ID: Date: 3 Jan 91 02:26:29 GMT References: <7788@umd5.umd.edu> Organization: Questor: FREE Worldwide News & Mail Access => +1 604 681.0670 Lines: 29 matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes: > Also, while I'm here, I've had my computer almost totally lock up when trying > to stick an MS DOS disk in there. Frequently I get internal sig errors or > something, please save your changes before I log you out messages. Also > frequently, you stick the disk in there, and it gets bad label or magic > number messages on /dev/console, and the disk just kind of sits there but > never gets mounted. You have to go into the monitor and do an ef to get it > out. I tried umounting the floppy, but that was a pretty stupid move. > Unmounting doesn't eject... > You don't have to go to the ROM Monitor to eject the floppy ! If you'll notice there is a small pin-hole on the lower right hand side of the floppy entrance. Just get a pin or paper-clip and stick it in the hole and push. This pushes on a level inside which will eject the floppy. BUT don't do this on a safely mounted filesystem ! Only if you can't eject the floppy with software. /==============================================================\ | lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca | c/o TRIUMF Operations | | larry@triumfcl.bitnet | University of B.C. Canada | | Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall | | Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia | | FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 | \==============================================================/