Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Mac OS 8 and netatalk volumes--jumpy Find
From: Jay (jco@saratoga.award.com)
Date: Thu Aug 07 1997 - 18:31:15 EDT
Michael May writes:
>I have seen this problem mentioned once or twice, but have seen no
>response/solution. Perhaps it is rare? Anyway, here's the problem:
>
>Under Mac OS 8, and linux netatalk 1.4b2, Finder windows displaying files
>on a netatalk volume are "jumpy". The total number of files will show
>correctly, then 10 sec later will briefly jump up about 20%, then back
>down, and repeat every 10 secs or so... Some of the files are listed twice
>when the total file number jumps up. These file "duplicates" then disappear
>when the file number listing goes back to normal.
>
>This behavior is seen on a 2GB netatalk volume with a total of several
>thousand files. The root directory, however, has only 90 or so "items,"
>which then jump up to about 110 items (the number can vary slightly) when
>the problem occurs.
>
>This problem never occured under OS 7.6. Also, a regular AppleShare volume
>mounted on the same computer (Quadra 610) does not have the problem.
>
>Any clues?
I'm one of those that has complained about this problem for some time
now. Unfortunately it appears that no one that is active with the
netatalk source has seen this. :-(
As for clues, it _appears_ to only affect files that are not created by a
Mac client. E.g., files that pre-existed on the server - and are mapped
to Macintosh file types by the .AppleVolumes file.
I have no problems with files created by Mac client, and I have no
problems with files that pre-existed on the server, but are not mapped to
a Mac type/creator.
Note that my testing has been very limited, so these observations may not
be conclusive.
As far as I'm concerned, netatalk is completely unusable under Mac OS 8.
This is a shame, 'cuz prior to Mac OS 8, it worked like a champ.
Jay O'Conor
jco@saratoga.award.com
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