Why are there no Macintosh or DOS drives in the TransferPro drive list, even though I have those drives attached?
A – In order for drives to be listed properly in TransferPro’s available drives list, you must set the permissions of the device files. You must also disable the IRIX media daemon (mediad) from accessing the devices. Read the “Silicon Graphics Configuration Instructions” section in Chapter 1 of the TransferPro User Guide for instruction on how to properly configure TransferPro. Another cause of this problem is if a UNIX-formatted cartridge or hard drive is mounted in the NFS file system when TransferPro launches. All UNIX-mounted drives will be automatically removed from the drive list. Quit TransferPro, unmount the drive, then start TransferPro again and the drive should now appear properly. Top of page Q – Will TransferPro work with IRIX 6.x? A – The version of TransferPro on the CD in the directory named IRIX5x will run on either IRIX 5.x or IRIX 6.x. Also, there is now a directory specifically for IRIX 6.x, down in the SGI directory. TransferPro R3V1.9 has been tested extensively o
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- I am running TransferPro on a Solaris 2.x machine and sometimes the drive entries for my attached Macintosh and DOS SCSI drives vanish. Why is this happening and what can I do about it?
- Why are there no Macintosh or DOS drives in the TransferPro drive list, even though I have those drives attached?
- What kind of Macintosh and DOS media are supported by TransferPro?
