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Started by Jon E Ferguson
Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:46
CD-ROM causes system panic
Author: Jon E Ferguson
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:46
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 "If Casper is a friendly ghost, where did they bury the body of Casper the Friendly Dead Kid?"
Re: CD-ROM causes system panic
Author: Mark T. Dornfeld
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:06
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:06
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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. -- Mark T. Dornfeld Voice: (416) 234-9048 CYANTIC Systems Facsimile: (416) 234-0477 101 Subway Crescent Suite 2103 Email: mark@cyantic.com
Re: CD-ROM causes system panic
Author: Uwe Meyer-Gruhl
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 09:00
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 09:00
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In article <1992Dec14.130658.4752@cyantic.com>, mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld) writes: |> 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. |> -- |> |> Mark T. Dornfeld Voice: (416) 234-9048 |> CYANTIC Systems Facsimile: (416) 234-0477 |> 101 Subway Crescent Suite 2103 Email: mark@cyantic.com Yep, that's a know bug with Upgrade_3.0.app. It doesn't copy the CDROM.fs correctly. Just copy that over from your NeXTSTEP 3.0 CD, and you are done. This bug does not turn up with the NS CD itself, since it has a NeXT filesystem on it, not an ISO type. cheers, Uwe Uwe Meyer-Gruhl Confucius say: Lehrstuhl Informatik IX "Unlucky to play leapfrog with unicorn" Technische Universitaet Muenchen email:MeyerGru@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE Orleansstr. 34, D-8000 Muenchen 80 tel: ++49 89 48095-209
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