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Problem: Disk drive ejects over and over when workspace is 
logged in.

Hardware: 68040 NeXT cube, NeXTSTEP 3.0, Built-in floppy 
drive.

Please help! I've got a mysterious problem with the built in 
floppy drive in my '040 cube. As soon as any user logs into 
the workspace, the disk drive ejects over and over. The only 
way to stop it is to cycle the power. Logging out or 
resetting has no effect. The last floppy that worked well was 
in good shape, no part of the label or piece of the disk is 
missing. I've checked the drive as best as I can for any 
obstructions. It seems to be fine mechanically, as disks can 
be put into the drive and the eject cleanly and immediately 
as soon as the machine starts running the eject motor. Remote 
logins do not trigger this problem, and I have looked for 
rogue processes as root. A console window shows a list of 
"Unformatted disk" error messages, one for each eject. I have 
just installed 3.0 with a borrowed optical drive and it may 
be a few weeks before I can get the drive again so I haven't 
tried reinstalling the system. The machine read a number of 
disks without problem before the disk drive went berserk. The 
last disk read was a little unusual in that it was filled to 
capacity. I tried logging in over the serial port, this did 
not trigger the problem. I checked the mtab and the floppy 
drive was not mounted. At this point I have no idea if it is
hardware or software.



Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!



-Amnon
amnon@milo.berkeley.edu     NeXT mail ok