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- From: arrigo@cube.sublink.org (Arrigo Benedetti)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
- Subject: Re: CD-ROM causes system panic
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.111222.169@cube.sublink.org>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 11:12:22 GMT
- References: <Bz64Lt.9z1@world.std.com>
- Sender: arrigo@cube.sublink.org
- Reply-To: arrigo@cube.sublink.org
- Organization: Arrigo Benedetti
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- In article <Bz64Lt.9z1@world.std.com> ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E
- Ferguson) writes:
- > When I mount the Jewel of the Matrix CR-ROM, the Workspace refuses to
- > show me any of the files. When I look at it from a terminal window,
- > I can get directory listings, but they are messed up: There is no
- > ".." directory, instead there is a directory named "?". The rest
- > of the files in a directory are all lowercase, and truncated after
- > a dozen characters or so.
- >
- > The fun part is, if I try to read any of the files in any way, I
- > get a system panic.
- >
- > At first I though it was just a messed up disk (though I found this hard
- > to believe). Then I tried mounting an old Next Demonstration Software
- > CD-ROM (Q3 1991), and as soon as the system mounted it, I got a system
- > panic.
- >
- > I am able to read my 3.0 and Educational Software Sampler CD-ROMs
- > just fine, so I am inclined to believe it has something to do with
- > the format of the other two disks (Rock-Ridge extensions perhaps?).
- >
- > Has anyone else been having trouble reading specific CD-ROMs?
- > Has anyone else ordered the Jewel of the Matrix CD-ROM, and were
- > you able to read it?
- >
-
- Yes, and I had no problems at all.
-
- > I'd really love to get this working so I can remove all the stuff on
- > my HD which overlaps with the Jewel o' the Matrix.
- >
- > -Jon
- >
- > ferguson@world.std.com
- > "If Casper is a friendly ghost, where did they bury the body of
- > Casper the Friendly Dead Kid?"
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