[15547] in Athena Bugs
Re: sgi 8.1.11: eject
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Barker)
Thu Oct 2 09:48:19 1997
To: Nataliya A Yufa <nat222@MIT.EDU>
Cc: bugs@MIT.EDU, hotline@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 01 Oct 1997 22:03:36 EDT."
<199710020203.WAA00886@m12-182-1.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 09:48:16 EDT
From: Mike Barker <mbarker@MIT.EDU>
did you use eject /floppy?
I've found that sometimes the disk is not seated completely. This
means that the system doesn't see it, and it won't eject. Two
possibilities: (a) push the disk in and wiggle it a little, sometimes it
will seat (b) use the paperclip eject (the tiny hole under the drive
towards the back of the drive).
Third, and the reason you should report this to hotline -- the sgi
seems to trap dust and dirt in the floppy drive. it may be that the
crud in the drive is keeping the disk from seating correctly, which
makes the system think there is nothing there.
Thank you for using Athena.
Mike Barker
:) -- using template mhl.format --
:) Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 22:03:36 EDT
:) To: bugs@MIT.EDU
:)
:) From: Nataliya A Yufa <nat222@MIT.EDU>
:) Subject: sgi 8.1.11: eject
:)
:)
:) System name: m12-182-1
:) Type and version: IP22 8.1.11
:) Display type: NG1
:)
:) What were you trying to do?
:) Eject a disk from the floppy drive.
:)
:) What's wrong:
:) The disk is not being ejected.
:)
:) What should have happened:
:) I should have been able to get it out.
:)
:) Please describe any relevant documentation references:
:) I tried typing eject, eject floppy. Nothing works. The message says the
:) re is nothing in the drive.
