AWS 95: Disappearing MacPartition (10/94)


I have two relatively new Apple Workgroup Server (AWS) 95 computers. I believe each has the last version of the software, including the patches that have been released. Both have been in action for about 30 to 60 days. For some unknown reason, the they no longer show the MacPartition after launching A/UX.

The computers startup normally, showing the MacPartition and auto-launch A/UX startup. Both computers launch A/UX, the finder, and auto-launch AppleShare file and print services as expected. However, the MacPartition never mounts on the desktop once UNIX is launched, and is no longer visible from the finder.

If we then run HD Setup and update the drivers on the MacPartition, the MacPartition mounts upon quitting HD Setup. After one restart, the MacPartition will again disappear.

We tried erasing the MacPartition and reinstalling the software that is normally there, but it did not solve the problem. Any suggestions?

You must have had the "Password Checking" enabled in A/UX 3.1 Startup.

In A/UX 3.1 it has been reported that if the "Password Checking" was turned ON in A/UX Startup, the MacPartition (in AWS 95 boot volume) will be hidden from all users, including the root super-user. This symptom has been submitted as an enhancement request since AWS 95 A/UX 3.1 was released.

This behavior has been changed with the release of the AWS 95 Tune-Up 2.0, which is expected to be released in the next couple of weeks.

The only workaround, until AWS 95 Tune-Up 2.0, is to disable "Password Checking" in A/UX StartUp.


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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012