Odds & Ends: Symantec confirms DTDaemon bug;
Odds & Ends: Symantec confirms DTDaemon bug;
Symantec confirms problem with DTDaemon file in NU7 Anthony Kassir writes:" A number of users have found that removing DTDaemon from their system (a component of Norton Utilities 7.0) fixes a variety of problems such as failure to shut down or restart, the creation of crosslinked files, and repeated appearances of serious volume directory problems. I asked Symantec Technical Support about this issue; here is their response:
"This is an issue we are aware off and we are currently investigating this matter. Hopefully we will have an update for this situation quite shortly. The DTDaemon file is the deletion tracking portion of FileSaver and you will not loose all functionality by removing it from your system."
Unifying the OS 9 and OS X Desktops: a follow-up Regarding yesterday's item on unifying the OS 9 and OS X desktops, Paul Sherriffs offers a simpler solution that should work: "Just change the name of the 'Desktop (Mac OS 9)' alias already on the OS X desktop to 'Desktop.' Then use that to replace the Desktop folder in the Home directory. You get the same result, without messing around with invisible/visible folders."
Macintosh: FireWire Issue With Some Canon Mini-DV Cameras Apple KB document 61603 describes a FireWire issue that can occur when connecting Canon ZR-40, ZR-45, and ZR-50 Mini DV camcorders. In particular, when other FireWire devices are connected at the same time as the Canon camera, you may get symptoms such as devices unexpectedly disappearing from the FireWire bus or the computer stops responding. Work-arounds are: (1) Disconnect FireWire devices other than the camera; (2) Try a different length or brand of FireWire cable; (3) Rearrange the order of devices in the chain.
Xserve and drive bays Chad Caswell was at Apple's Xserve launch earlier this week. He writes: "During the Q&A, it was asked if all 4 drive bays in the server came populated with Apple Drive Modules (ADM) even if all the bays were not equipped with hard drives. Steve's answer: no. When asked if Apple would be selling them separately, Steve again answered no. Ouch! This means you can't easily add more drives later."
Update:
Brent Rossow replies: "You can buy the drive bay modules separately. The 60GB module goes for $349 and the 120GB module is $499. Expensive to be sure, but they are definitely available after the initial purchase."
Bryan Forrest adds: "The actual question that was asked seemed to be 'will Apple be selling the carriers for the drives' not 'will Apple let you purchase the drives at a later date.' The former says that Apple will not sell a carrier for a third party drive. They will most likely supply the drive and carrier as a set for purchase. If Apple simply provided the carrier and let users add their own drives, technical support would be much more difficult and some of the technologies, like SMART or Apple's hardware monitoring might not work properly."
Charter Pipeline letter re static IPs Tom Duncan received a letter yesterday from Charter Pipeline stating that they had detected that he had set up a static IP, and that if he didn't remove it, they would cancel his service. The tone was definitely unfriendly. The only problem was that he had not set up a static IP and was using DHCP as always. He writes: "I spoke with Charter Tech Support, and they could not explain the letter. I then called Customer Service, and they said they have been swamped by calls about this letter. It was the customer service rep's opinion that it was probably Charter's fault and she was very apologetic about the tone of the letter."