Looks like I spoke too soon on the busy problem. I was able to access the drive about four times, and then I started getting busy busy again. But it must be something that's going into that preference file. There is a second com.finder file that is a unix executable. Any idea what that one does and if I should try deleting it, too?
BILL HOLTON Email: [email protected] Direct: 386-624-6309 Homepage: www.bholton.com Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST DeLand, FL 32720 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 11:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Wow! Major successRE: Burning DMG files? I'm glad you got it working. Like I said, I had a similar issue, but I never try to assume that a "fix" I tried is universal unless I have read about it from another source or have it confirmed by other sources. Take Care John Panarese [email protected] On Mar 3, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi. > Apparently the order was critical. This time I removed the > Superdrive, deleted the library file, shut down the mini, restarted, > then attached the Superdrive. Not only did it work flawlessly, it > seems to have solved a problem I have been going back and forth with > Apple about since November--whenever I had an empty drie and would try > to access it via Finder I would get busy, busy, forever. Attached a > USB HD, erased it, then accessed it fine via Finder. > So done for tonight, tomorrow I try to install the tools in my VM Window. > Thanks for all the great help here from everyone! > > > > BILL HOLTON > Email: [email protected] > Direct: 386-624-6309 > Homepage: www.bholton.com > Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST > DeLand, FL 32720 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Panarese > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 11:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Burning DMG files? > > Are you having problems with disk in general? Also, have you tried > other blank disks? This seems more than a little odd. > > Take Care > > John Panarese > [email protected] > > > > On Mar 3, 2012, at 10:48 PM, "Bill Holton" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tried this, now I don't get busy messages, get waiting for disk to be >> inserted messages, even though the drive is spinning with a known >> good > disk. >> >> >> >> BILL HOLTON >> Email: [email protected] >> Direct: 386-624-6309 >> Homepage: www.bholton.com >> Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST >> DeLand, FL 32720 >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Panarese >> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 7:07 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Burning DMG files? >> >> This is my personal experience only, so I preface this by saying >> that I have no proof that it makes a difference, but I was having a >> lot of issues with blank CDs and DVDs, as well as when opening an >> optical disk causing repeated busy signals. I ended up deleting my >> Finder preference files from my user library and rebooted the system. >> I > haven't had any issues since. >> >> Note that if you delete finder preferences, you will have to >> reconfigure Finder in any customizable way you might have initially set. >> For example, you'll have to check all of the boxes for what will >> appear on the desktop, such as hard disks, connected servers, etc. >> >> Take Care >> >> John Panarese >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Mar 3, 2012, at 6:53 PM, "Bill Holton" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ah, that would workwere it not for my problem that apple has not >>> been able to solve that when I try to access an empty drive Finder >>> stays busy >> forever. >>> Apparently a blank DVD disk causes this, too, because for the past >>> hour the menu has said this drive is busy. Not sure what to do >>> here, Apple has not responded to any of my recent inquiries about >>> the solution >> of this problem. >>> >>> >>> >>> BILL HOLTON >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Direct: 386-624-6309 >>> Homepage: www.bholton.com >>> Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST >>> DeLand, FL 32720 >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Panarese >>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 6:19 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Burning DMG files? >>> >>> Can't you select the disk image in Disk Utility from the list, put >>> a blank disk in the optical drive and then with the image selected, >>> choose, Burn, from the toolbar? I haven't done this in a while, but >>> I think that's how I did it in the past. >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John Panarese >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 3, 2012, at 4:28 PM, "Bill Holton" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like to burn a DMG file to a disk you have to drag and drop >>>> the source and destination in the disk utilities menu and then restore. >>>> Is there a better way to do this with keystroke commands? 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