Date   : Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:25:24 +0000
From   : Philip Blundell <pb@...>
Subject: Re: MDFS incomplete startup

On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 10:55, Johan Heuseveldt wrote:
> So yesterday I found its rest for more than a month is enough, and decided
> to check someting (on a Master) with the filse server on. From what I
> remember there are two accesses to the media (disc). In between there is a
> delay of about 4 to 5 seconds. After the delay the file server programme is
> loaded and started, so the LED 'On Line' comes on, and 'Discs Free' off.
> 
> The first hd acces is about a second; a few flashes of the hd LED. The
> loading of the programme is a bit longer IIRC, about 3 to 4 seconds?
> 
> The problem is that the MDFS stops after the first disc access, and the LED
> 'Discs free' turns back to flashing slowly. According to the manual(s), this
> is the wait for loading the FS programme.

I think this means that it can't find the $.FS program.  If I remember
right, the LED should flash rapidly while it's loading FS, then go out
at the same time as "On line" comes on.  If it reverts to blinking
slowly, that means that it wants you to insert a system disk to boot
from.

p.