Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!news.funet.fi!ngw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: "Joon Y. Kim" Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Help .. problem with CD-ROM on a Mac Date: 13 Mar 1994 04:13:36 +0200 Organization: FUNET-NGW Lines: 46 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: alt Message-ID: Reply-To: "Joon Y. Kim" NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-Path: <@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU:jokim@EIS.CALSTATE.EDU> Comments: To: Postings CDROM , Postings Mac To: CDROM-L Redistribution I am having an annoying problem with my Mac IIci and a Toshiba 3401B external CD-ROM drive. I was using my CD-ROM drive with the Aris World Views CD and when I tried to eject it, I got the message that it was unable since it was being shared. I did not understand this since I was not connected to anyone else. I did however have file sharing on for those times when I connect with mu PB100. So, I went to file sharing preferences and deleted this file with the same name as my World Views CD. I also turned off file sharing and the CD ejected just as expected. I then put in another CD-ROM, this one an ISO 9660 format Shakespeare CD. This one was not recognized and I got the "This disk is unreadable by this Mac ... " message and it said eject or initialize. I ejected. After several restarts, I could actually insert the disk and it would come up as "Untitled" and when I opened up the icon, it had nothing in it. I tried other ISO 9660 disks that I have used before and the same, Untitled and empty. Now, the problem ....... whenever I boot up now, the first mesage I get is the "This disk is unreadable by this Mac .." and it has a picture of a CD-ROM in the upper left corner, so I know it's a CD-ROM that it thinks should be on the desktop but does not find readable. This is without any CD in the drive. Obviously, it thinks I turned off or something with this unreadbale CD-ROM and it remembers it somehow. No matter what I do, I can't shake this message. I zapped PRAM, rebuilt the desktop. It has survived it all. I think my Desktop, Desktop DB, or Desktop somehting else is corrupt but since they are all hidden I can trash it/them. I don't even know if you can do that. The really strange thing is that if I keep hitting eject for that "This disk is unreadable ..." message about 8-10 times, the desktop comes back and everything works fine. But I know that message is not a good sign and I need to get rid of it. By everything, I mean everything but those ISO 9660 disks. They still don't work. Before I reformat and reinstall the system, I am looking for an easier fix. Can I get to those hidden files and tracxh the one that is corrupt? If so, how? Which file stores this info? Any and all help is appreciated. Joon ************************************************************************** * Joon Y. Kim jokim@eis.calstate.edu jokim@ctp.org * * Macintosh, OS/2, Newton, UNIX, DOS, Windows 143 * * 8>) :{ :<) ;) E>) :>) 8<) [|3>) :<{ _I8^) :) :^) oo PCK * **************************************************************************