khj@ecsvax.UUCP (Kenneth H. Jacker) (07/10/89)
.-------------------------------------. | Hardware: Mac+; 2MB; IW II | | | | Software: System 6.0.2; MF | | "Common" INITs/CDEVs (*) | | SuperSpool v5.0 | .-------------------------------------. (*) GateKeeper, ApplicationMenu, Boomerang, hierDA, IconWrap, PointingDevice, Pyro!, QuicKeys, SFScrollInit, SFVolINIT, SS, Suitcase, & SuperClock! PROBLEM: About every 13 seconds, there is disk activity (with no other applications/DAs running). The first lasts about 1/4 of a second, and another about a second. The longer follows the first by about 2-3 seconds. If I de-install SS using the "Print Queue" DA, the disk is quiet. Upon re-installation, the annoying disk noise resumes. COMMENTS: I have verified that SS's "spool folder" is empty ... neither SS files nor non-SS files are present. I am getting the same behavior on my 2MB Mac II at work as well. I *swear* neither of my systems did this until recently I called SuperMac technical support. We talked awhile ... the individual suggested re-installing the software and re-creating the "spool folder". I did so, but the periodic disk activity still continues ... Certainly, SS needs to check the "spool folder" every once-in- a-while (tech support said "every 30 seconds is normal"), but this is excessive! REQUEST: Any ideas? Maybe this is "normal" ... maybe I'm overlooking something obvious. Any help much appreciated! -- Kenneth H. Jacker Domain: khj@uncecs.edu Dept of Math Sciences BITNET: khj@ecsvax Appalachian State Univ UUCP: ...!ecsvax!khj Boone, NC 28608
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (07/12/89)
Ken, What happens if you remove all of your other INITs? Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Technology fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian
kcr%rushforth@Sun.COM (Kevin Rushforth) (07/13/89)
In article <7291@ecsvax.UUCP> khj@ecsvax.UUCP (Kenneth H. Jacker) writes: >About every 13 seconds, there is disk activity (with no other >applications/DAs running). The first lasts about 1/4 of a >second, and another about a second. The longer follows the >first by about 2-3 seconds. Do you have RAM cache turned on? I run System 6.0.2 on a MAC+ with SuperSpool 5.0 installed and several INIT/CDEVs as well, and I have not noticed the problem that you are experiencing (I run with a 96K RAM cache). -- Kevin C. Rushforth | "If winning is not important, Sun Microsystems | then commander, why keep score?" | - Lt. Worf ARPA: kcr@sun.com | UUCP: <most-backbone-sites>!sun!kcr |