MrFahrenheit
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I’m starting to see a repetitive issue that I might have narrowed down to the MDF magneto optical extension 2.3.8.
I get random Finder crashes when copying from a MO disk on Mac OS 7.6.1 on my recapped and overclocked Mac LC 475 with a full 68040 CPU. The CPU is certified for 40mhz and it’s a real one.
I have changed out physical MO drives, replaced SCSI cables and terminators. Booted clean installs. And still, when coping I get a random freeze. Sometimes I can get only 10MB into a file copy before it freezes and sometimes I can get a couple of disk swaps of copies before I get another freeze.
Has anyone else seen a freeze copying files in the finder with this extension enabled? I’ve experienced the problem even when copying from a different drive, with that extension enabled, but no compatible MO drive connected on the system.
I just realized that extension might be the cause of the issues I’m having so I’m going to spend the morning troubleshooting without it installed.
I also saw this issue last year with my G3 beige board copying from MO disks under Mac OS 8.1 and I thought it was something else. Same M.O. (pun intended).
I get random Finder crashes when copying from a MO disk on Mac OS 7.6.1 on my recapped and overclocked Mac LC 475 with a full 68040 CPU. The CPU is certified for 40mhz and it’s a real one.
I have changed out physical MO drives, replaced SCSI cables and terminators. Booted clean installs. And still, when coping I get a random freeze. Sometimes I can get only 10MB into a file copy before it freezes and sometimes I can get a couple of disk swaps of copies before I get another freeze.
Has anyone else seen a freeze copying files in the finder with this extension enabled? I’ve experienced the problem even when copying from a different drive, with that extension enabled, but no compatible MO drive connected on the system.
I just realized that extension might be the cause of the issues I’m having so I’m going to spend the morning troubleshooting without it installed.
I also saw this issue last year with my G3 beige board copying from MO disks under Mac OS 8.1 and I thought it was something else. Same M.O. (pun intended).