chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) (09/06/87)
I've been using Suitecase with System 4.1 and Finder 5.5 for about two weeks now, and things have been working fine. Until recently, I have had less than 31 DAs in my DAs file. Recently, however, I added the 32nd (or was it the 31st) DA to my "DAs" file and I've noticed something strange: The finder now thinks I'm running off some sort of network. For example, the File menu now has "Get Previledges" in it. Does anyone know whats going on? Christopher Chow /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Internet: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (128.84.248.35 or 128.84.253.35) | | Usenet: ...{uw-beaver|ihnp4|decvax|vax135}!cornell!batcomputer!chow | | Bitnet: chow@crnlthry.bitnet | | Phone: 1-607-253-6699, USPS: 7122 N. Campus 7, Ithaca, NY 14853 | | Delphi: chow2 PAN: chow | \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman) (09/10/87)
chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) writes: = =I've been using Suitecase with System 4.1 and Finder 5.5 for about two weeks =now, and things have been working fine. Until recently, I have had less =than 31 DAs in my DAs file. = =Recently, however, I added the 32nd (or was it the 31st) DA to my "DAs" file =and I've noticed something strange: The finder now thinks I'm running off =some sort of network. For example, the File menu now has "Get Previledges" in =it. Does anyone know whats going on? = Christopher, while I can't tell you what's going on, I can tell you that I doubt if it's Suitcase or 31 or 32 DAs, since I've got 40 DAs with no such problems. -- Maurice Weitman ..!{dual,hplabs,lll-crg,ptsfa,glacier}!well!mo | <- this is not a pipe POBox 10019 Berkeley, CA 94709 (415)549-0280 Quote: "I am this groping intensity that is a soul." Jorge Luis Borges Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors.
olson@endor.harvard.edu (Eric Olson) (09/10/87)
In article <3924@well.UUCP> mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman) writes: >chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) writes: >= >=I've been using Suitecase with System 4.1 and Finder 5.5 for about two weeks >=now, and things have been working fine. Until recently, I have had less >=than 31 DAs in my DAs file. >= >=Recently, however, I added the 32nd (or was it the 31st) DA to my "DAs" file >=and I've noticed something strange: The finder now thinks I'm running off >=some sort of network. For example, the File menu now has "Get Previledges" in >=it. Does anyone know whats going on? >= >Christopher, while I can't tell you what's going on, I can tell >you that I doubt if it's Suitcase or 31 or 32 DAs, since I've got >40 DAs with no such problems. > This is just a guess: DA's are supposed to not have their slot number hard- coded into them (they're supposed to figure out which one they are at runtime). Some very old DAs didn't do this, and if they're installed in a slot other than the one they were compiled for, they fail (these DAs typically came with their own installers). Try removing the DAs that seem (or you remember to be) the oldest until the problem goes away. Then reinstall until it comes back. Then don't use that DA, or find a newer version. Most DA installers (probably all) don't check for this problem. -Eric Eric K. Olson olson@endor.harvard.edu harvard!endor!olson
mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman) (09/11/87)
chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) writes: >[...with Suitcase and 32 DAs,...] >The finder now thinks I'm running off >some sort of network. For example, the File menu now has "Get Previledges" in >it. Does anyone know whats going on? > Christopher, I spoke with Steve Brecher today and he said there _is_ a problem with finder, in that it has a less than bullet-proof way of determining that AppleShare is running, and apparantly your situation fools it. He thinks that although it's in the menu, no harm is done, and even if you were to select "Get Priveledges", nothing would happen. If you need more info, call him or send him mail on Delphi. -- Maurice Weitman ..!{dual,hplabs,lll-crg,ptsfa,glacier}!well!mo | <- this is not a pipe POBox 10019 Berkeley, CA 94709 (415)549-0280 Quote: "I am this groping intensity that is a soul." Jorge Luis Borges Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors.