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- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Path: sparky!uunet!coplex!compunet!steve
- From: steve@compunet.uucp (Steve Snow)
- Subject: Re: Problem with ICS 3.0 and TEXEL CDROM
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.144713.11992@compunet.uucp>
- Organization: CompuNet Systems, Louisville KY (502-231-5908 & 5910)
- References: <1992Dec8.121935.5483@compunet.uucp> <584@rri.UUCP>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 14:47:13 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- tim@rri.UUCP (Tim Buck) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec8.121935.5483@compunet.uucp> steve@compunet.uucp (Steve Snow) writes:
- >>I have just purchased a TEXEL DM-3024 CDROM drive to use with my ISC 3.0
- >>unix system. The problem I am having is that when I attempt to mount the
- >>drive I get a "PREVENT MEDIA REMOVAL failed" error and ISC refuses to mount
- >>the drive. I have used an NEC CDR-74 in past which worked fine. The only
- >>difference in the two drives is that The NEC has a motorized eject button
- >>and the TEXEL has a mechanical eject. Does anyone have a work around or
- >>patch for ISC.
- >>
- >>Thanks,
- >>
- >>Steve Snow
-
- >Here's a workaround: Return your Texel drive and buy a different one that
- >has an electronic eject.
-
- >Seriously, I don't think there's any way around the problem -- the Texel
- >drive simply doesn't recognize the Prevent Media Removal SCSI command, which
- >is required by the ISC 3.0 High Sierra driver. We also tried Micro Designs
- >SCSI Express driver, with the same result.
-
- >Timothy Buck -- rri!tim@vtserf.cc.vt.edu OR timbuck@borg.lib.vt.edu
- > Recognition Research, Inc. (703) 231-6500 ++ NeXTmail accepted ++
- >------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns
- > to the left.
-
- That is the workaround I have chosen to take. I contacted TEXEL tech. support
- and they were no help. I also sent email to Sunsoft tech. support. They
- called me within 3 days of mailing the message( Thanks Sunsoft!). The word
- from them was that the TEXEL drive is not on their supported drive list and
- the error message also indicated the drive was not compatible. They also
- told me there was no patch or workaround for it. So to make a long story
- short I am eating the $70 restocking charge on the TEXEL and ordering a
- Toshiba CDROM which is on the ISC 3.0 supported list.
-
- -- Steve
-
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