The macdisks.OS files describe to MAE where your SCSI and floppy drives live, and how to access them. For the most part, setting these up is easy, as the documentation is included in the file. Generally, you should be able to set the line in macdisks corresponding to your SCSI device to default, as in the following:
scsi6:default
This would be for a SCSI device such as a CD-ROM at SCSI device 6. Unfortunately, MAE is not always able to determine the default setting. If this is the case, then you need to explicitly define the device. As the file states, the general format to describe a SCSI device to MAE is this:
scsiX:[fixed|removable]:[ro|rw]:</dev/path>
For example, the CD-ROM previously described would have the following entry:
scsi6:removable:ro:/dev/rdsk/c0t6
Note: Where c0t6 means controller 0 (logic board SCSI), target number 6
(SCSI device number 6).
A general trouble shooting procedure: Are you able to mount UNIX CD's to this device. If so, what is the device path used to mount CDs. Then us this information to set up your macdisks file. Also make sure you are, in fact, trying to mount a Macintosh Operating System formatted CD to MAE.
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