From: Konsultant Josh/fuzzy.happy.green.box (jjk1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu)
Date: 08/20/92


From: jjk1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Konsultant Josh/fuzzy.happy.green.box)
Subject: Re: Need Help: Mtools
Date: 21 Aug 1992 04:16:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.203910.7846@mcs.kent.edu>, jhuang@Chaos.mcs.kent.edu (Jing Huang) writes:
>
> Hello netters. I just realized that my "mtools" are behaving funny.
>
> Specifically, when I used "mdir b:" the first time, it gave me the
>correct diretory list of the diskette. But then after I changed to another
>diskette, "mdir b:" gave me the old (the first) diretory list.

It may not be your mtools. Try doing other "disk change" type
operations - for example, format a couple of disks and then write a
multiple volume tar to them. Then, try and read it back. If you're
not getting any "Disk type is undefined after change" (whatever the
exact wording is) type messages, your disk drive may have a faulty
disk-change detect switch. Make sure your system's setup has the
correct drive type, and make sure /etc/mtools is configured properly.
If all else fails, try swapping floppy drives (if possible) or having
yours looked at.

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