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From: Andreas Rutishauser on 12 Apr 2010 13:37
Salut Nick

In article <C7E8A5CC.58822%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> In article paul.nospam-4EEE64.09045012042010(a)pbook.sture.ch, Paul Sture at
> paul.nospam(a)sture.ch wrote on 4/12/10 3:04 AM:
>
> > In article <C7E80036.587F3%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
> > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> Even so, wouldn't a LaCie problem affect the drives later in the chain, not
> >> at the beginning of the chain?
> >
> > Have you tried the latest device on its own to check that it works?
> >
>
>
> I planned to try various combinations: the 2nd LaCie (the "latest device")
> totally removed from the chain (i.e., the configuration just before the
> Seagate/Icy Dock drive "vanished"); relocated to the end of the chain; and
> by itself. And if none of those made a difference, moving the Seagate/Icy
> Dock to the end of the chain.
>
> However, out of curiosity, when I first awoke (and while still half asleep
> ;) ) I decided to see what would happen when I booted to a "test" account.
> So I created one, and when I booted to it, not only didn't the Seagate/Icy
> Dock show up on the Desktop, but neither did my internal drive! (though it
> did show up in Disk Utility and System Profiler). Maybe this is related?

not at all. It is the Default of SnowLeopards Finder to not show Volumes
on the desktop. Check with the sidebar in a inder window...

Cheers
Andreas

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From: Nick Naym on 12 Apr 2010 13:08
In article andreas-DF02C8.18372312042010(a)news.individual.de, Andreas
Rutishauser at andreas(a)macandreas.ch wrote on 4/12/10 1:37 PM:

> Salut Nick
>
> In article <C7E8A5CC.58822%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article paul.nospam-4EEE64.09045012042010(a)pbook.sture.ch, Paul Sture at
>> paul.nospam(a)sture.ch wrote on 4/12/10 3:04 AM:
>>
>>> In article <C7E80036.587F3%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
>>> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Even so, wouldn't a LaCie problem affect the drives later in the chain, not
>>>> at the beginning of the chain?
>>>
>>> Have you tried the latest device on its own to check that it works?
>>>
>>
>>
>> I planned to try various combinations: the 2nd LaCie (the "latest device")
>> totally removed from the chain (i.e., the configuration just before the
>> Seagate/Icy Dock drive "vanished"); relocated to the end of the chain; and
>> by itself. And if none of those made a difference, moving the Seagate/Icy
>> Dock to the end of the chain.
>>
>> However, out of curiosity, when I first awoke (and while still half asleep
>> ;) ) I decided to see what would happen when I booted to a "test" account.
>> So I created one, and when I booted to it, not only didn't the Seagate/Icy
>> Dock show up on the Desktop, but neither did my internal drive! (though it
>> did show up in Disk Utility and System Profiler). Maybe this is related?
>
> not at all. It is the Default of SnowLeopards Finder to not show Volumes
> on the desktop. Check with the sidebar in a inder window...


Huh? I see _all_ of my volumes (except, of course, the one that currently is
giving me a problem) on my Desktop when I boot to any of my drives. It's
only when I log in to this newly created account that my internal drive's
volume -- and _only_ my internal drive's volume -- isn't appearing on the
Desktop.

> Cheers
> Andreas

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iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)

From: David Empson on 12 Apr 2010 17:00
Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> In article andreas-DF02C8.18372312042010(a)news.individual.de, Andreas
> Rutishauser at andreas(a)macandreas.ch wrote on 4/12/10 1:37 PM:
>
> > Salut Nick
> >
> > In article <C7E8A5CC.58822%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
> > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> However, out of curiosity, when I first awoke (and while still half asleep
> >> ;) ) I decided to see what would happen when I booted to a "test" account.
> >> So I created one, and when I booted to it, not only didn't the Seagate/Icy
> >> Dock show up on the Desktop, but neither did my internal drive! (though it
> >> did show up in Disk Utility and System Profiler). Maybe this is related?
> >
> > not at all. It is the Default of SnowLeopards Finder to not show Volumes
> > on the desktop. Check with the sidebar in a inder window...
>
>
> Huh? I see _all_ of my volumes (except, of course, the one that currently is
> giving me a problem) on my Desktop when I boot to any of my drives. It's
> only when I log in to this newly created account that my internal drive's
> volume -- and _only_ my internal drive's volume -- isn't appearing on the
> Desktop.

Look in Finder > Preferences > General.

There are separate settings for whether to display "Hard disks"
(internal) and "Exteral disks" on the desktop. (Also "CDs, DVDs, and
iPods", and "Connected servers".)

--
David Empson
dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Nick Naym on 12 Apr 2010 18:07
In article 1jgvq97.1f6lwb71t7788N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz, David Empson at
dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz wrote on 4/12/10 5:00 PM:

> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article andreas-DF02C8.18372312042010(a)news.individual.de, Andreas
>> Rutishauser at andreas(a)macandreas.ch wrote on 4/12/10 1:37 PM:
>>
>>> Salut Nick
>>>
>>> In article <C7E8A5CC.58822%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
>>> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, out of curiosity, when I first awoke (and while still half asleep
>>>> ;) ) I decided to see what would happen when I booted to a "test" account.
>>>> So I created one, and when I booted to it, not only didn't the Seagate/Icy
>>>> Dock show up on the Desktop, but neither did my internal drive! (though it
>>>> did show up in Disk Utility and System Profiler). Maybe this is related?
>>>
>>> not at all. It is the Default of SnowLeopards Finder to not show Volumes
>>> on the desktop. Check with the sidebar in a inder window...
>>
>>
>> Huh? I see _all_ of my volumes (except, of course, the one that currently is
>> giving me a problem) on my Desktop when I boot to any of my drives. It's
>> only when I log in to this newly created account that my internal drive's
>> volume -- and _only_ my internal drive's volume -- isn't appearing on the
>> Desktop.
>
> Look in Finder > Preferences > General.
>
> There are separate settings for whether to display "Hard disks"
> (internal) and "Exteral disks" on the desktop. (Also "CDs, DVDs, and
> iPods", and "Connected servers".)



Ah! _Now_ I understand what Andreas meant when he said it was the (new)
Finder default in SL!

(Nick grumbles to self: "Nick, you're an idiot!")

Thanks for the clarification, David. (Ummm...do you have any thoughts
regarding my disappearing Seagate/Icy Dock?)



--
iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)

From: David Empson on 12 Apr 2010 20:33
Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> In article 1jgvq97.1f6lwb71t7788N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz, David Empson at
> dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz wrote on 4/12/10 5:00 PM:
>
> > Look in Finder > Preferences > General.
> >
> > There are separate settings for whether to display "Hard disks"
> > (internal) and "Exteral disks" on the desktop. (Also "CDs, DVDs, and
> > iPods", and "Connected servers".)
>
>
> Ah! _Now_ I understand what Andreas meant when he said it was the (new)
> Finder default in SL!
>
> (Nick grumbles to self: "Nick, you're an idiot!")
>
> Thanks for the clarification, David. (Ummm...do you have any thoughts
> regarding my disappearing Seagate/Icy Dock?)

If it was me, I would be trying several combinations of the devices and
cables to see which configurations don't work.

I'm inclined to suspect some kind of fault with one or two of the
devices you have connected, which is causing them to conflict with each
other.

A full dump of what you see in System Profiler > Firewire for a "good"
and "bad" configuration (with details on the order in which everything
is connected) might provide some hints.

--
David Empson
dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
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