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CD-ROM causes system panic

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From: Jon E Ferguson
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:46
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When I mount the Jewel of the Matrix CR-ROM, the Workspace refuses to
show me any of the files.  When I look at it from a terminal window,
I can get directory listings, but they are messed up: There is no
".." directory, instead there is a directory named "?". The rest
of the files in a directory are all lowercase, and truncated after
a dozen characters or so.

The fun part is, if I try to read any of the files in any way, I
get a system panic.

At first I though it was just a messed up disk (though I found this hard
to believe).  Then I tried mounting an old Next Demonstration Software
CD-ROM (Q3 1991), and as soon as the system mounted it, I got a system
panic.

I am able to read my 3.0 and Educational Software Sampler CD-ROMs
just fine, so I am inclined to believe it has something to do with
the format of the other two disks (Rock-Ridge extensions perhaps?).

Has anyone else been having trouble reading specific CD-ROMs?
Has anyone else ordered the Jewel of the Matrix CD-ROM, and were
you able to read it?

I'd really love to get this working so I can remove all the stuff on
my HD which overlaps with the Jewel o' the Matrix.

-Jon

ferguson@world.std.com
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From: ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E Ferguson)
Subject: CD-ROM causes system panic
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Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:46:40 GMT
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