At 1:10 PM -0400 11/02/2003, John J. Christie wrote: >On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, John J. Christie wrote: > >> >> It appears that in fact there is no actual data loss but the interface to >> the drive is screwed. > >OK, I had that wrong. The drive actually gets messed up. Some folks have >done analysis and found that the directory structure and formatting is >messed up. It only happens on Firewire 800 bridges but it can happen >whether they are connected through Firewire 800 or 400. If you have a >Firewire 400 drive without the 800 option (or before 800s came out, you >are OK). If you accidentally screwed things up, update the firmware, >reformat (NOT erase blocks), and then DataRescue can likely be used to >recover all of your data.
It seems to have happened to some people with FW400 drives, i don't think the full story has yet been told Regards, James _________________________________________________________________ Sedgwick & Son Information System Specialists & Proud Canadians -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.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/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
