Ok thanks Lew I will try that later today Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 11, 2011, at 10:27 AM, "Mr. L. Alexander" <[email protected]> wrote: > your solution is extremely simple. > > what happens is this, if the cartridge is formattted in a normal windows mode > (FAT), OS X will refuse to read it and request disk utility handles the disk, > etc. > > there is a plugin from google called macfuse. it's a product freely available > to read 3rd party drives and storage media from different volume formats. > > it's a simple thing of downloading, installing, etc and there you go. this > should help. > > OK as regards a panic on your hands, don't panic. the best thing is to force > quit the finder and let it restart if the worst comes to the worst or a > simple system power down by holding the power button on the mac for about 7 > seconds or so. then leave it for about 20 seconds or so to then reboot again. > you'll be fine. > > don't panic. it's only a computer at the end of the day. I'll get shot for > that comment. no doubt when I chime into my mac in the morning it might just > blow a raspberry. lol > > lew > > On 11 Dec 2011, at 16:16, Gigi wrote: > >>> Hi guys. >>> This weird thing happened yesterday, and I think I somehow made the problem >>> worse. Let me explain as best I can and then I have a question. >>> >>> I have one of these cartridges that go into the NLS machines, you know, >>> those ones that come from A.P.H. that you send books from BARD to. I have >>> done this on the Mac several times with no problems, except that I know you >>> have to be careful in Lion to empty the trash at the right time in the >>> process. >>> >>> Well, I messed it up yesterday. Apparently, forgetting to empty the trash >>> at the right time and who knows what else. I ended up with Finder saying >>> busy, busy and refusing to do anything else. I ended up with the fan >>> refusing to turn itself off, too. I called Apple Care and got the Mac >>> straightend out; actually, I should have called them sooner because I was >>> getting frustrated to the point where I couldn't even do simple things I >>> had been doing forever. >>> >>> Apple told me to reformat the cartridge in Windows since I told them that >>> Windows would accept it and read it but the Mac wouldn't. Now I have a >>> cartridge that Windows will accept, but the Mac does busy, busy any time I >>> access it. Anybody got any ideas how I could fix this thing so the Mac will >>> read it? >>> >>> The thing is that the Mac would not let me eject the cartridge properly. >>> This not proper ejection is what Apple said caused the Mac to reject the >>> cartridge. I see that as a problem because I could not pressed command E or >>> the menu using VoiceOver. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Mr. L. Alexander. > Free Macs For The Blind. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Direct line: 07936 877500 > Twitter: @macsfortheblind > > Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working > apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! > > Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a > copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. > > Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help > anybody disabled with anything Apple! > http://www.mac-access.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
