Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!gnh-starport.cts.com!llee From: llee@gnh-starport.cts.com (Larry Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: problems with 5.0.4 Message-ID: Date: 13 Jan 91 05:20:43 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 33 X-Unparsable-Date: Sat Jan 12 91 at 11:58:48 (EST) " I gotta problem maybe you guys know about. I am using what I think is 5.0.4, from a hard disk. When I try using the open filefrom some nda's, the file open window opens, and then hangs, as soon as I put in a 3.5 disk in the drive, it proceeds. Is this supposed to happen? or am I doing something wrong? Also what's the difference between 5.0.2 and 5.04 and why shouldn't I use 5.03? It seems I was perfectly happy with 5.0.2 and then 5.0.4 came around and now I think the nexus demo which came with my hard drive does not work. " I experienced the same "problem" with the 3.5" drive that you have. Let me guess, you're using an AMR 3.5"? I've used the Apple 3.5, AE 3.5, and the AMR 3.5, and the AMR is the one with problems. (Well, the AE drive is too noisy, but that's besides the point) The problem is that empty 3.5" drives (for the Apples), when polled by GS/OS, SHOULD be able to report that there is no disk in and allow the poll to go to the next drive. The AMR drive, however, when polled from the OPEN command, will NOT report an "empty drive" and will put your system on hold until you do stick in a disk. There's nothing wrong with your system, just your drive.\ I think that this is a rather strange problem, as the drive does report itself as "empty" when I go into the Finder (ie. system doesn't hang). The only solution I know is to keep a disk in the trouble drive all the time. I hope you understood that! :) | ProLine.: llee@gnh-starport | The other day a dog peed on me. | | UUCP....: crash!gnh-starport!llee | A bad sign. | | InterNet: llee@gnh-starport.cts.com | | | AO .....: Shirley you can't be serious! | - H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) |