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- From: hhoff@drunol.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Helmut Hoffmann)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: SYQUEST/3000 Problem
- Message-ID: <hhoff.724420656@drunol>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 11:57:36 GMT
- References: <71381@cup.portal.com>
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- Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen
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- DrAllosaurus@cup.portal.com (Samuel DrAllosaurs Crider) writes:
-
- >Here is yet another thrill packed Syquest problem a student came to me
- >with today:
-
- >She has an 88MB Syquest drive on her
- >from a 44 cart to dh1: on the 3000 -- and Amy claims "Dh1: is locked."
- >In fact ALL devices on the machine, floppy included, are said to be locked.
- >Huh?
- After mounting a write-protected Cartridge the OS2.04 thinks, that all drives
- (or at least drives which are mounted after the cartridge) are write-protected.
- If you use a 44MB cartridge on a 88MB drive, the Syquest drive simulates a write
- protection, so all drives mounted after the Syquest will be writeprotected.
-
- To get around this, boot with no cartridge (or with a 88MB Cartrige without
- write-protection), mount all drives you need and then put the 44MB cartrige in.
- But there might than be problems with the different format...
-
- >We tried to recreate the situation at school with a different 3000 an
- >a different Syquest but with the same 44 cart -- and everything worked
- >okay.
- Maybe you used an 44MB-Drive there or just put the cartridge in after booting.
- >I haven't looked at all the paramaters involved with the student's system
- >but I just thought I'd see if any of you have a thought.
-
-
- >Thanks for any info!
- I hope I could help with this information.
-
- hhoff
-