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Re: OD under 3.0

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From: Volker Herminghaus-Shirai
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 06:54
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In article <BvFuKC.E02@gate.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch)  
writes:
> In article <1actp1INN9km@gap.caltech.edu> madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark  
> Adler) writes:
> > 
> > I'll agree with "supposed to".  The OD works, but 3.0 Workspace doesn't
> > seem to think that it's a removable media, and the Eject operation is  
> not
> > lit and does not function.  Nor does dropping the OD in the recycler.
> > Nor does logging off.  In fact, the only time I tried logging off with
> > the OD still mounted and all, the system froze.
> > 
> > The only thing that does work is to umount and disk -e as root.
> > 
> > I have also had problems ejecting CD's, but I haven't played enough with
> > that to characterize the problems completely.
> 
> I get the Disk Workspace menu greyed out for floppies, CDs and ODs.  This  
> is intermittent.  So far, loggin out has always ejected the devices, as  
> has umount and disk -e.

The Disk->* Workspace menu is greyed out when the active file viewer window
does not display a directory on a removable media. Click on the appropriate
icon in the file viewer to display a (e.g. the root) directory of the
OD or Floppy disk. Then the Disk->Eject menu item should be selectable.

--
Volker Herminghaus-Shirai (vhs@rhein-main.de)

Computer industry: Industry in which the number of units sold of any
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Subject: Re: OD under 3.0
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