[iyonix-support] Re: Ambiguous disc name

In message <e8edb4f94e.g4iat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
          Barry Smith <baz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <bcb7fbf54e.DMcD@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           David Mc Dowell <david.mcdowell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> [snip]

>> I keep an Obeyfile called ReinitUSB on the Pinboard with one line in it:-

>> *rmreinit scsifs


>> Double clicking this solves this annoying 'Ambiguous disc name' problem with
>> anything USB ie. Pendrives, camera or cardreader that have been changed or
>> written to in same session.

> While on this topic, I seem to have lost ny pen drive. There seems to
> a wide variety of prices. Is there any logical reason for this? Are
> there any makes/models I should avoid (would need to work with both
> the IYO 5.13 and Windows XP? I'm planning on buying a 2GB and
> http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cat=6&type=0&man=0&filterw
> ords=2gb+u
> sb&go=SEARCH&comp=

> (hope that wraps ok, if not try http://www.7dayshop.com/ and search
> for 2gb usb and tick 'search all cats')

> they range from £8.99 to £59.99!

I would go for the simpler ones. Those which offer encryption or other 
security features tend to be tricky to use, even on Windows, so less 
likely to work on RISC OS.

> Barry


-- 
Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.nckc.org.uk/

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