side-effects of HFS_XFer and Executor 1.2 under NeXTSTEP 3.0

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• Subject: side-effects of HFS_XFer and Executor 1.2 under NeXTSTEP 3.0
• From: iclone!ctm@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Clifford T. Matthews)
• Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 18:37:37 MDT

Dear Folks,

There is a possibility that when you run Executor or HFS_XFer under  
NeXTSTEP 3.0 Gold (i.e. not PR1 or PR2) you lose NeXTSTEP's ability  
to see Macintosh formatted disks.  I am checking into this problem  
now, but if you find that it happens to you, you can execute this  
command as root to fix the problem:

iclone# mv /usr/filesystems/mac.fs.SAVE /usr/filesystems/mac.fs

If after quitting HFS_XFer, the disk isn't ejected, you'll also need  
to use this command if you have an internal floppy:

iclone# disk -e /dev/rfd0b

or this command if you have a SCSI floppy (change the 1 to whatever  
SCSI number NeXTSTEP assigns your SCSI drive):

iclone# disk -e /dev/rsd1h

Because we don't have a copy of NS3.0, it is hard for us to verify  
that the problem exists.  I don't think it occurred under NeXTSTEP  
3.0 PR1 or NeXTSTEP 3.0 PR2.  However, we'll get access to a NS3.0  
system ASAP.

I talked with our printer and she expects us to have our manuals back  
this coming Monday or Tuesday.  I will make sure that Executor 1.2.1  
plays nicely with NeXTSTEP 3.0 before we start shipping it.  Most  
likely we will have fixed the bug and be able to ship as soon as the  
manuals are in.

I apologize for the obvious inconvenience that this creates.

Sincerely

Cliff

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