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Craig Seeman · November 29th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Hot swapping PCIe based ExpressCards with PCIe to ExpressCard Drives, Synchrotech

"We currently have no solution for Mac OS X, although we would be happy to find a solution for PCIe based Mac desktops quickly. Because of the superior quality of Final Cut Pro and Mac OS X, we have had many video professionals wanting to use Sony/Sandisk's SxS ExpressCards with our PCIe to ExpressCard Drive."

Peter Kraft · November 30th, 2008, 05:04 AM

Has anyone tried a Finder reboot?

Hit ESC + Option + Command

Choose Finder in dialog box to quite instantly

Hit OK, wait until Finder rebooted.

P.

Craig Seeman · November 30th, 2008, 08:53 AM

I do see this on Synchrotech's site:

"However, with the release of OpenBSD 4.3, our tests showed the PCIe to ExpressCard drive could hot-swap PCIe based ExpressCards without any modifications to the system's BIOS. Our conclusion is it is a combination of both the BIOS and operating system. Synchrotech is working hard to get operating system and BIOS vendors to rectify this problem. Currrently, many systems require booting with a PCIe based ExpressCard in the ExpressCard slot in order to have the card recognized."

OpenBSD 4.3 - this get's me thinking.
Mac OS X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mac OS X is based on the Mach kernel and is derived from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and later, certain parts from FreeBSD's and NetBSD's implementation of Unix in Nextstep . . . Since Mac OS X is POSIX compliant, many software packages written for the *BSDs or Linux can be recompiled to run on it. Projects such as Fink, MacPorts and pkgsrc provide pre-compiled or pre-formatted packages. Since version 10.3, Mac OS X has included X11.app, . . .

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Since Synchrotech says OpenBSD allows hot swapping and Mac OS is a based on BSD MIGHT there me a Terminal command that will scan the bus to see new hardware? If that's were to be the case then maybe a simple AppleScript running the terminal command would be the cure for the hot swap. Someone might want to poke around in that area.

Craig Seeman · November 30th, 2008, 09:04 AM

Guide to Unix/BSD/Mac OS X - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
This page explains some of the ties between OSX and BSD.
"FreeBSD and OpenBSD are taking the NetBSD code for their Macintosh hardware ports."

Mike Williams · January 12th, 2009, 01:05 AM

Anything new? How are you guys injesting into your Mac Towers?

November 30th, 2008, 05:04 AM	#17
Peter Kraft Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 245	Finder Reboot Has anyone tried a Finder reboot? Hit ESC + Option + Command Choose Finder in dialog box to quite instantly Hit OK, wait until Finder rebooted. P. Last edited by Peter Kraft; November 30th, 2008 at 05:07 AM. Reason: Edit: Just a thought, have no MacPro available

January 12th, 2009, 01:05 AM	#20
Mike Williams Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USVI Posts: 232	So still need a reboot? Anything new? How are you guys injesting into your Mac Towers?

November 29th, 2008, 07:07 PM	#16
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Hot swapping PCIe based ExpressCards with PCIe to ExpressCard Drives, Synchrotech "We currently have no solution for Mac OS X, although we would be happy to find a solution for PCIe based Mac desktops quickly. Because of the superior quality of Final Cut Pro and Mac OS X, we have had many video professionals wanting to use Sony/Sandisk's SxS ExpressCards with our PCIe to ExpressCard Drive."

November 30th, 2008, 08:53 AM	#18
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	I do see this on Synchrotech's site: "However, with the release of OpenBSD 4.3, our tests showed the PCIe to ExpressCard drive could hot-swap PCIe based ExpressCards without any modifications to the system's BIOS. Our conclusion is it is a combination of both the BIOS and operating system. Synchrotech is working hard to get operating system and BIOS vendors to rectify this problem. Currrently, many systems require booting with a PCIe based ExpressCard in the ExpressCard slot in order to have the card recognized." OpenBSD 4.3 - this get's me thinking. Mac OS X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mac OS X is based on the Mach kernel and is derived from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and later, certain parts from FreeBSD's and NetBSD's implementation of Unix in Nextstep . . . Since Mac OS X is POSIX compliant, many software packages written for the *BSDs or Linux can be recompiled to run on it. Projects such as Fink, MacPorts and pkgsrc provide pre-compiled or pre-formatted packages. Since version 10.3, Mac OS X has included X11.app, . . . _________ Since Synchrotech says OpenBSD allows hot swapping and Mac OS is a based on BSD MIGHT there me a Terminal command that will scan the bus to see new hardware? If that's were to be the case then maybe a simple AppleScript running the terminal command would be the cure for the hot swap. Someone might want to poke around in that area.

November 30th, 2008, 09:04 AM	#19
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Guide to Unix/BSD/Mac OS X - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks This page explains some of the ties between OSX and BSD. "FreeBSD and OpenBSD are taking the NetBSD code for their Macintosh hardware ports."