My first reaction is that can't be the problem, as it's continued through changing the hard disk and reinstalling everything. There're certainly no CD icons on the desktop except when a real one is in the drive. However... I installed my OS both times by drag-copying a system (9.1) from a bootable CD, then doing an upgrade (9.0-9.1) on that, which I thought would tidy up any omitted bits from the drag. (I don't have an appropriate full install.) Any clues how to check this or find the orphaned reference?
At 11:41 PM 20/09/02 -0700, Kathi A. Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Kathi9/19/02 8:01 PM > >I have had this problem before. It has been awhile, but what is it is >basically is that you have left something on your desktop or on your machine >that belonged on a CD when you ejected it. I could wait and look up a few >things and give you more details, but this is the short and quick version. >Sometimes, when you load a CD, you will get two CD icons because of the way >the CD was burned. Nothing wrong with that, you just have to select all of >them when you eject the CD. >Obviously, you ejected your CD by selecting just one of the icons, which is >easy to do. Your drive still thinks it has a CD in it, that is why it >retracts. You need to find the CD you ejected prematurely and load it up and >then find the missing icon that belongs to the CD. With the CD in the tray, >select both icons and drag them to the trash or use Apple y or your favorite >method for ejecting. This should stop the tray from retracting. >I'm not sure if I remember this right, but I think the missing image on the >desktop may not appear until you put in the CD that is looking for its >missing part. >I seem to recall that when I did this, the tray came out and went back in >right away. This was my signal that I left something on the desktop. You >must have been very fast to get that CD out. Now you need to put the same >one back in. > >Kathi > ><///>< > >> On my Beige G3, if I press the eject button on the CD drive (original, >> IDE), the tray comes out for about 3 seconds, then retracts by itself. If >> I'm quick I can change a disk, but it gets close to jamming if I fumble. Is >> this a setting that can be changed? I'd prefer it to wait till I press the >> button as is, in my experience, the usual practice. >> >> Also, possibly related, whenever I eject a CD (via trash, or "put away") I >> get a dialog box "The disk <name> could not be put away, because a disk >> error occurred." I click "OK" and it goes away. >> > > >-- >G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
