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@ -67,15 +67,17 @@ I am open to paid consulting work related to retro-computing or software
for vintage Macs. If you have a project in mind, please hit me up via my for vintage Macs. If you have a project in mind, please hit me up via my
[GitHub account]! [GitHub account]!
Unmounting volumes using the Command Console Unmounting volumes
-------------------------------------------- ------------------
**To avoid data corruption, you must "unmount" the cartridge prior to **To avoid data corruption, you must "unmount" the cartridge prior to
starting a test with TIP!** starting a test with TIP!**
There is no way to unmount a cartridge (without also ejecting it) in the There is no way to unmount a cartridge (without also ejecting it) in the
Finder, but the program provides a Command Console that allows you to do Finder, but you can either:
this and other things.
1) Start TIP without a disk in the drive. TIP will recognize when Mac OS mounts newly inserted cartridges and will give you the choice to unmount it.
2) Use the command console to unmount a disk **prior to** starting TIP
<details> <details>
<summary>Click here to learn how to use the Command Console</summary></br> <summary>Click here to learn how to use the Command Console</summary></br>
@ -85,11 +87,12 @@ unique feature of this port and is not present in the original TIP:
![Command Line][mac-screenshot2] ![Command Line][mac-screenshot2]
Start by inserting the disk you want to test. The disk will show up in the ### Unmounting Volumes
Finder as an icon; MacOS calls this a "volume". To prevent data corruption,
you have to "unmount" the volume prior to testing. When a volume is unmounted, A cartridge will show up in the Finder as an icon; MacOS calls this a "volume".
the icon will disappear from the Finder, but the cartridge will remain in the To prevent data corruption, you have to "unmount" the volume prior to testing.
drive. To unmount a drive: When a volume is unmounted, the icon will disappear from the Finder, but the
cartridge will remain in the drive. To unmount a drive:
* Type `volumes` to show a numbered list of all Mac volumes * Type `volumes` to show a numbered list of all Mac volumes
* Type `unmount` followed by a volume's number to unmount it. * Type `unmount` followed by a volume's number to unmount it.
@ -97,8 +100,9 @@ drive. To unmount a drive:
*The unmount process will fail if you have any open files or applications in *The unmount process will fail if you have any open files or applications in
the volume; if this happens, close those files and try again.* the volume; if this happens, close those files and try again.*
Once you have the cartridge unmounted, you will need to tell TIP which ### Starting TIP
SCSI device to use:
To start TIP, you will need to tell it which SCSI device to use:
* Type `list` to show a numbered list of all SCSI devices by SCSI ID. * Type `list` to show a numbered list of all SCSI devices by SCSI ID.
* Type `tip` followed by a SCSI ID to run TIP on that device. * Type `tip` followed by a SCSI ID to run TIP on that device.