At 10:01 AM -0700 5/20/02, Joseph C. Sis, JR. wrote: >I have a PB5300ce running MacOS 8.6 and am having a heck of a time getting >my Digital Camera, Desktop and Powerbook to share a common formating of the >compact flash media. > >PB: >5300ce/8.6/Ram2x/PCMCIA card reader > >Digital Camera: >HP618/32mb CF > >Desktop: >PowerMac 6500/8.6/MicroTech USB CF Card reader > >I have formated the card on all 3 devices and each time one of them >"objects" to the formating, Dos or Mac. I think I have tried all variants >of formating available to me. > >If I format it in the camera, the powerbook cannot read it. > >If I format it "DOS" in the desktop the powerbook cannot read it. > >If I format it "DOS" in the powerbook the camera cannot read it. > >If I format it "Mac" in the powerbook the desktop cannot read it. > >More often then not it just HANGS or crashes my powerbook, if the formating >is not correct. > >Obviously the goal here, is to have one common formating that all three >devices can share. Please assist fellow listers....
It sounds like you do not have File Exchange (or the older PC Exchange) active on the laptop. This is the tool you need on a Mac to see a Compact Flash formatted for use with the camera. The CF card needs to be formatted for DOS in order for the camera to see it and the best bet is to format it in the Camera. I don't recall if this applies to Compact Flash but I found that for my SmartMedia card I needed to insert it in the adapter and then insert the adapter in the laptop. If I do it the other way the system never sees it and I can't eject the adapter either. I have to shutdown and use the external button to eject the card. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
