Re: Pinger init again, anyone?

[jkeim@unlinfo.unl.edu (James Keim aka "Sunny Jim")]

Scott--
     What SCSI interface are you using?  I don't think the Ramfast has
this problem (could be wrong).  Now I don't have this problem with my 
Apple High Speed SCSI and Zip but I think that my success comes from 
using the Tulin SCSI drivers.  The problem, I think, is that the 
SCSI.Manager and driver from Apple does not deal well with removable 
drives.  With the Tulin drivers installed, the Zip drive is "pinged" 
before access I guess. The Tulin drivers were originally created for
the Tulin floptical drives but work as well with the Zip drive.

You might see if anyone has Tulin drivers they would be willing to
part with.

--James Keim

pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote:
: Since some new programmers have dropped in again, I'm now
: posting this request for the second time.  I have a
: problem with the SCSI Zip Drive on the Apple IIGS.  I have
: an Apple HS SCSI card and the GS is accelerated to the
: extreme.  It is an internal SCSI model.  Whenever I'm
: in a program for more than 15 minutes, the Zip drive falls
: asleep and that's when the trouble starts.  If I quit the
: program, the Finder loads up and complains that the Zip
: disk can't be read with installed FST's and "Eject or
: Initialize" pops up.  Now if I eject and push the disk
: back in, everything is fine, but the fact that this
: happens and an Initialize option shows up is scarry.

: Even worse, some programs when trying to save to a Zip
: disk that's asleep will trash the volume (most wake up
: the Zip, though).

: Does anyone want to write a "Pinger" init that polls the
: drives once every say 12 minutes (the Zip falls asleep
: on minute 15) to prevent the Zip from sleeping?  It should
: be very simple, but I don't have the tools or experience
: to do so.  Thanks.

: -Scott G.