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In article <Bz64Lt.9z1@world.std.com> ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E Ferguson) writes:
>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 have tried reading several CD's for Sun with no success.  The Workspace
just spits them back out with no information as to why.

I have seen much discussion, but little good information concerning this
problem.
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