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  • Re: Disk Copy quits before Mounting!@! (OSX)-

    From matt neuburg@matt@tidbits.com to comp.sys.mac.system,uk.comp.sys.mac on Friday, July 25, 2003 01:29:28
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In <jades-8ECD73.06005824072003@news-uk.onetel.net.uk> Alan Howard
    wrote:

    I have reinstalled Jaguar, but after downloading updates Disk Copy
    starts but then quits before the disk image appears on the desk.

    My impression is that this is nearly always due to a botched install,
    where you've got old versions of Disk Copy or its related stuff still
    floating around on the hard drive. m.

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  • From Gordon B. Alley@galley@texas.net to comp.sys.mac.system,uk.comp.sys.mac on Friday, July 25, 2003 05:05:21
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <20030724182139495-0700@news.la.sbcglobal.net>,
    matt neuburg <matt@tidbits.com> wrote:

    In <jades-8ECD73.06005824072003@news-uk.onetel.net.uk> Alan Howard
    wrote:

    I have reinstalled Jaguar, but after downloading updates Disk Copy
    starts but then quits before the disk image appears on the desk.

    My impression is that this is nearly always due to a botched install,
    where you've got old versions of Disk Copy or its related stuff still floating around on the hard drive. m.

    I once had a similar problem that was caused by a software conflict. Try logging out, and then logging back in while holding down the shift key
    (start holding it down just before hitting Enter after the password).
    This will keep most third-party stuff that normally loads at login from loading. See if Disk Copy still has the same problem. If not, you've got
    a conflict of some type.

    If you need to carry this test to the next level, restart and hold the
    shift key down while the Mac boots and until you get to the login
    prompt. Then log in as described above. This will suppress most
    third-party software that loads both at boot and at login.

    FWIW, the file that was causing my Disk Copy problem was
    </Users/[user name]/Library/Application Enhancers/camel.ape>. After I
    removed it, the problem disappeared and never came back. This file had
    been installed by a beta version of a third-party utility I had used.

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  • From Peter KERR@user@host.domain to comp.sys.mac.system,uk.comp.sys.mac on Friday, July 25, 2003 17:38:25
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <jades-8ECD73.06005824072003@news-uk.onetel.net.uk>,
    Alan Howard <jades@exchange.org.uk> wrote:

    I have reinstalled Jaguar, but after downloading updates Disk Copy
    starts but then quits before the disk image appears on the desk.


    I have seen this happen with a .img which was faulty
    Running in OS9 DiskCopy gives a checksum error.

    Proper answer is to download a clean replacement, or
    depending on what the contents are, try clicking [Skip]
    while it's still checksumming. I got mine to mount like
    this, and got the files I wanted from it... YMMV
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  • From Jeff Wechter@usenet@works.ok to comp.sys.mac.system,uk.comp.sys.mac on Friday, July 25, 2003 13:24:14
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article
    <jades-8ECD73.06005824072003@news-uk.onetel.net.uk>,
    Alan Howard <jades@exchange.org.uk> wrote:

    I have reinstalled Jaguar, but after downloading updates Disk Copy
    starts but then quits before the disk image appears on the desk.

    Never happend before, only since a complete clean intall.

    I've seen this when I've removed the helvetica.dfont without
    installing a suitable replacement. Disk Copy craps out when
    it tries to display the license agreement.
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