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- Subject: Re: SyQuest and HFS FST
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.070646.2159@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 07:06:46 GMT
- Sender: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- References: <9211180616.AA16897@chasm.scar.utoronto.ca>
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
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- In article <9211180616.AA16897@chasm.scar.utoronto.ca> 90taobri@CHASM.SCAR.UTORONTO.CA (Brian Tao) writes:
- >
- > Since Syquests have a SCSI partition map, I assume the problem is
- > the same one preventing an HFS hard disk formatted on a GS from working
- > on a Mac. You need some sort of special partition with Mac-specific
- > data for it to be recognized. The GS doesn't need it (and doesn't put
- > it on).
-
- If a SCSI drive is formatted on a IIgs and is not partitioned, the
- drive will be unusable on the Mac. If it has been partitioned, the
- Macintosh still can't access it unless there is a Macintosh SCSI Driver
- for the drive, in its own partition.
-
- Advanced Disk Utility installs the driver in the case of Apple-branded
- drives, but not for non-Apple drives, unless you make a copy of ADU in
- your */System/Drivers directory and rename it to GenericMacSCSI.
-
- However, even this won't work, because the driver supplied with ADU
- doesn't know about removable drives, so the Mac will get confused if
- the SyQuest is ejected.
-
- >The reverse may also be a problem: the Mac partition confuses GS/OS somehow.
-
- Definitely not. The IIgs and Mac use the same partitioning mechanism.
-
- Formatting the drive on the Mac _should_ allow it to be read by both
- computers. There must be some other problem.
- --
- David Empson
-
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