macfuse is an installed control panel and plugin, if it's mounted on the desktop as a disk image, open it, then there should be either an installer or file, launch it and go from there. it's pretty simple. it's used as a hardware based mounting solution for 3rd party drives.
lew On 12 Dec 2011, at 23:54, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Ok Lew. > I sincerely hope I know what I'm doing and that I haven't messed up anything > up. I went downloaded Macfuse like you said. I then thought I remembered > someone said that sometimes you had to copy programs to the applications > folder. So I did that, too because it wasn't there when I got done, but it > was on the desktop. I had a bad thirty seconds there when it said busy a few > times, and I just knew I was in trouble already. If I understand you right, I > just need to do nothing now and put this cartridge in here and see what > happens I'll let _ know. > > Regards, > Gigi > > On Dec 11, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Mr. L. Alexander 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. 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