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In article <1aidhkINNmd2@agate.berkeley.edu> amnon@milo.berkeley.edu () writes:
> 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
> 

Sounds like many people (including myself) are having
problems with floppy and optical disks.  I wonder when
next will release a maintenance upgrade to fix these bugs ?
Before the end of the year I hope.

-Harry
vlahos@cubism.portal.com