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From: tecot@momenta.com (Ed Tecot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: 7.0 VM On a SyQuest: How??
Keywords: Help
Message-ID: <1991May17.233429.16926@momenta.com>
Date: 17 May 91 23:34:29 GMT
References: <5786@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Organization: Momenta Corporation
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pnm@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Paul BIG-EARS Menon) writes:
>Dear Lucky 7s,
>  Why can't I use a SyQuest cartridge on my Mac in VM mode?
>  I cannot create a swap file on these.  The "drive" popUp
>  doesn't have the SyQuest volumes  in its list (yes, it's
>  mounted!!).  Is it something to do with the driver?  
>  Fragmentation?  I erased the disk before I stuck System 7 onto 
>  it & sent it through Disk First Aid.  The only ones I've been 
>  able to have success with are the standard Apple hard drives.

>  Klues Appretiated...

I'd suspect that the driver is not VM compatible, which requires a
certain level of reentrancy.  You'll probably need a software upgrade
from SyQuest.

						_emt