Hi Harry, I?m either stumped or temporarily stupid!
I don?t know many tricks in OS X to enhance its ability to read this CD because everything you need to do so should already be there. But in the past when I?ve seen this dialog box, its not a good sign. Maybe my assumption that it is written in an ISO 9660 format is incorrect. Getting further info on it while it is in your Windoz machine may help, but I doubt it. Another thing you could try on your Powerbook is through your Extensions Manager, set it to OS 9.2 all and reboot. This will eliminate any existing possibility that you have any third party stuff interfering with its ability to read this CD. If that doesn?t work, I hope someone else has some better ideas. Ward on 10/19/2002 9:36 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer at harryjb at bellsouth.net wrote: > on 10/19/2002 7:37 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: > Ward, > > File exchange is in my control panels. Ergo, I assume it is active. > > In OS X, I get the following message after I insert the disk in the CD rom > drive: > > A error window opens with this text: > > You have inserted a disk containing no volumes that Mac OS X can read. To use > the unreadable volumes, click initialize. To continue with the disk inserted > click continue. > > When I click continue, the above mentioned window disappears and to eject the > disk I click the eject button on the keyboard. > > When I put the disk in the pc and open it, it looks like a memory card; ie > folders within folders till you get to the photos. > > Thanks for your help. > > >> Hi Harry, >> >> I?m not sure why this CD shouldn?t just mount on your OS X box but most of my >> suggestions were pertaining to OS 9 anyway. Maybe we can get this working on >> your Powerbook running OS 9.2.2. >> >> You mentioned that you located the ISO 9660 extension in its correct >> location. However, you also need to have File Exchange active within your >> control panels folder. The combination of the two being active should enable >> you to mount this critter. >> >> And I am slightly curious what happens on your OS X box when you insert the >> CD. Does it generate an error message or just nothing happens at all? >> >> Ward Oldham >> >> >> on 10/19/2002 4:05 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer at harryjb at bellsouth.net >> wrote: >> >>> I should have been more clear. The photos ARE on a mini cd-r for the Mavica. >>> I did put them into a tray-loaded CD drive as neither of my machines has a >>> slot loaded CD drive. >>> >>> ISO 9660 is loaded into the extensions on my powerbook (os 9.2.2). >>> >>> On my desk top I did a search for 9660 and the only file I found is >>> cd9660.fs and here is where it's located: >>> >>> OS X::System::Library::Filesystems::cd9660.fs >>> >>> There is no file labeled pc exchange or file exchange on the desktop >>> machine. >>> >>> I have MacLinks Plus on the powerbook but not on the desktop machine. And >>> file exchange is in my list of active control panels. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> on 10/19/2002 3:09 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Harry, >>>> >>>> The Mavica cameras I?m familiar with wrote to 1.44MB floppy disks. There is >>>> a fairly new variety which writes to a mini-CD which I?m guessing you?re >>>> describing based on the capacity. Also, a stock Windoz machine only has >>>> floppy or CD capability so that further limits the possibilities. >>>> >>>> I believe the only way for your Mac to read it is to use a Mac with a tray >>>> loading mechanism. I believe I?m correct in stating that these smaller CDs >>>> should NOT be inserted into a slot loading mechanism, ever! It could >>>> damage the drive. And be sure to have your file exchange (or pc exchange) >>>> control panel as well as the ISO 9660 extension active because these are >>>> windows formatted media. >>>> >>>> Ward Oldham >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/19/2002 2:37 PM, "Harry Jacobson-Beyer" <harryjb at bellsouth.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> An acquaintance gave me photos on a mini disk. The writing on the disk >>>>> says >>>>> its a 156MB for Mavica. My Mac powerbook (OS 9.2.2) nor my desktop Mac >>>>> (OS >>>>> X.1.? cannot read the disk. My pc (windows 98), however can read the disk. >>>>> >>>>> What gives? >>>>> >>>>> Do I need special software, an extension, or control panel on the macs to >>>>> read this disk? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Harry, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Harry Jacobson-Beyer >>>>> Surveyor of the Passing Scene! >>>>> >>>>> http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/a/harryjb/ >>>>> What a strange, long, trip it is! >>>>> >>>>> remember: it's not how fast you climb the hill that matters, it's how fast >>>>> you go coming down! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 >>>>> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. 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