Common Desktop Environment Bugs

OpenWindows File Manager Fails to Mount Diskette (4329368)

The OpenWindows^TM File Manager fails to display a File Manager view that lists the contents of a floppy disk in certain circumstances. The problem occurs when you insert a floppy disk into the drive on a system that also has a SCSI removable media device. When you select Check for Floppy from the File menu in File Manager, File Manager mounts the floppy disk in the /floppy directory, but fails to display a File Manager view that lists the floppy disk contents.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• To view the contents of a floppy disk, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the / folder in the File Manager Iconic Path.

  2. Double-click on the floppy folder in the / display window.

  3. Double-click on the floppy0 folder in the /floppy display window.

• To format a floppy disk, follow these steps:

  1. Unmount the floppy disk..

     % volrmmount -e floppy0

     In this command, floppy0 is the floppy disk's folder in the /floppy directory.

  2. Format the floppy disk.

     % fdformat floppy0

• To create a new file system on a floppy disk, follow these steps:

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  Note –

  If you have already unmounted the floppy disk, go to step 2 of this workaround.

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  1. Unmount the floppy disk.

     % volrmmount -e floppy0

     In this command, floppy0 is the floppy disk's folder in the /floppy directory.

  2. Create the appropriate file system on the floppy disk.

     • To create a new UFS file system on the floppy disk, use the newfs command:

       % newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

     • To create a PCFS file system on the floppy disk, use the mkfs command:

       % mkfs -F pcfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

  3. Mount the floppy disk.

     % volrmmount -i floppy0

• To eject the floppy disk, use the eject command.

  % eject floppy0

To prevent this problem, apply patch 109463-01.

PDASync Cannot Delete Last Entry From the Desktop (4260435)

After you delete the last item from the desktop, the item is restored from the handheld device to the desktop when you synchronize your handheld device. Examples of items that you might delete and have restored are the last appointment in your Calendar or the last address in the Address Manager.

Workaround: Manually delete the last entry from the handheld device prior to synchronization.

PDASync Does Not Support Data Exchange With the Multibyte Internationalized PDA Device (4263814)

If you exchange multibyte data between a PDA device and Solaris CDE, the data might be corrupted in both environments.

Workaround: Back up your data on your personal computer with the PDA backup utility before you run the PDASync application. If you accidentally exchange multibyte data and corrupt that data, restore your data from the backup.