jeffn@nuchat.UUCP (Jeff Noxon) (01/12/90)
I recently installed a TransWarp GS in my system and all of the sudden I am having problems with my 10 meg Sider. The Sider has the ATS ProDOS ROM, and I am using a GS/OS native mode driver. I am running System 5.0.2 however the driver came on a 4.0 disk. I have been using the driver with 5.0.2 for quite a while without trouble, however. The problem is this: Every once in a while during write operations, a GS/OS error dialog pops up and says "Please insert the disk xxx" and sometimes "The Disk xxx was prematurely ejected." Everytime the latter message appears the bitmap and a few directory blocks get destroyed. I have tried the TransWarp's IRQ option both on and off with the same results. It passes its self-tests perfectly. Also note that this problem occurs only under GS/OS, not ProDOS 8. If anyone else is having similar trouble or knows of a possible fix, please leave me E-Mail. Thanks Jeff jeffn@nuchat.sccsi.com ...uunet!nuchat!jeffn jeffn@pro-houston.cts.com
tribby@hpindwa.HP.COM (David Tribby) (01/13/90)
Jeff writes... > Every once in a while during write operations, > a GS/OS error dialog pops up and says "Please insert the disk xxx" I've seen this problem with my 20-meg Sider. Can anyone who knows GS/OS describe what causes the operating system to display this message? I'd like to write a program that will cause the problem very quickly, so I can easily tell whether it has been fixed after I make a change to the configuration. --Dave Tribby - - - - - ARPA: tribby%hpda@hplabs.HP.COM UUCP: hplabs!hpda!tribby
rka20423@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (01/18/90)
Speaking of hard drive problems under GS/OS: I have been using a Profile hard drive (5 meg) (anyone remember those old crates??) under Prodos-16 v3.0 for quite a while with absolutely no problems. Then I installed System Disk 5.0.2. Right away I started having problems. I would get I/O errors when 1) copying large numbers of files onto the drive, 2) locking/unlocking files, 3) enabling/disabling system folder files, 4) renaming files, and 5) moving files from one folder to another when using the Finder program. I lost many files due to these problems, so I backed up what was left and reformatted the drive. As I put everything back on the drive, the problems continued. On several occasions, file copies would not report any errors, but the copies on the hard disk would not work. Other times, the annoying I/O errors would strike in mid-copy. Now, I have most of the stuff back. I/O errors on lock/unlock, enable/disable, and renames seem to have vanished, but they continue to occur whenever large numbers of files are being copied at once and (I suspect, although I haven't tried it for fear of losing more files) when moving files from one folder to another. What's more: ProSel 16 also gives the I/O errors during file copies. Does anyone know what could be the problem? I do not have a driver specifically for the drive (it is referred to as .DEV1 when I boot it up). Do I need a driver for it? Also: where can I get a driver for a Scribe printer? Thanks for your patience. Please leave a response here in the notesfile (I'm new to this thing and don't really know my email address yet!) -- rka20423