On Jun 14, 2010, at 2:20 PM, James Therrault wrote: >> That is unlikely, the 'improperly put away' issue only affects read/write >> media like flash drives, and is a warning about un-flushed write caches for >> that volume filesystem, it wouldn't affect the modem hardware. If this was >> the problem, it wouldn't mount on the G4 either, since the breakage happens >> on the device, not in the OS. > > When the modem "mounts" on the Gigabit, it does so as a CD which opens up and > contains the installation software. If you remove it without unmounting it, > you will get a warning to the effect that the item was not closed properly > and could suffer damage. Once the s/w is installed, the modem is initialized.
That it mounts as a CD indicates that it's read-only. Again, the warnings actually only pertain to devices that can be written to, not read-only devices. That it mounts onf the G4 means that even if it WAS a read-write device, it's ok. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
