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From: charlie@wam.umd.edu (Charles William Fletcher)
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Subject: Optical Disks-Init
Keywords: OD Initialization
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Date: 7 Mar 91 13:58:08 GMT
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Well maybe the OD problem is clearing up-I finally received four disks
that I ordered with my cube last Oct.

One question--is there any way to quickly initialize an OD without
the "insert and wait for automount". It seems that the disk must spin
up and down a half dozen times before the system (2.0) realizes that
it can't read it and it must be initialized. Anyone else had this experience?

Once a disk is initialized I like the way 2.0 handles it (very transparent)
but I don't see provisions for mounting several disks at one time.
Is this correct or did I miss something.

Thanks,
Charlie
cwf@math.umd.edu