[CUBE] Missing FW Devices.

[Chris Weiss]

I've noticed similar behavior on my cube (w/out the Belkin). Usually,
it's an issue with the iPod and only after I've put the cube in Sleep
mode once or twice. Rebooting fixes the problem until I Sleep the Cube
next time around. I bugged some Gurus at the local Apple Store, their
only suggestion was to reset the PRAM, which I've not yet remembered
to do.
My hardware's similar, in fact, I just bought the Belkin FireWire hub
and had not had a chance to install it yet. Typically, the machine
just has the iPod plugged in, but I often connect an iSight and one of
several external firewire drives.

I'd be interested to know if anyone's found a fix, or at least quick
way to reset the mount/FireWire status.

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 18:44:03 -0400, H.R. Carrasco
<carrascosapiens at mac.com> wrote:
> I have a total of five (5) FireWire devices connected to my G4 Cube.  Four
> (4) of these devices are connected through a BELKIN FireWire 6-Port Hub, but
> for some reason my Cube does not "see" them, i.e. they do not appear on my
> desktop.  This is an intermittent problem:  sometimes restarting my Cube
> solves the problem, sometimes that doesn't work.  Sometimes
> plugging/unplugging the BELKIN Hub¹s master input while the devices are
> switched on works, but most times that doesn't work either.  90% of the time
> when I switch my devices on they are not "seen" by my Cube, and I am unable
> to access them.
> 
> If I ditch the BELKIN FW hub and connect two (2) devices directly to the
> Cube¹s FW ports, the problem persists.  I have tried using the Disk Utility
> app, and I can ³see² my external HC in the Disk Utility menu, and have
> ³repaired disk², but to no avail: my external HDs and other devices just
> won¹t show up on the desktop.
> 
> Does anyone have any hints as to the reason my Cube refuses to ³see² my
> external FW devices, and any ideas on a fix?  Here are the details of the
> system I'm running:
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> * OS X 10.3.4
> 
> HARDWARE:
> * CPU Type: PowerPC G4  (2.9)
> * CPU Speed: 450 MHz
> * L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
> * Memory:    1.5 GB
> * Bus Speed: 100 MHz
> 
> FIREWIRE BUS:
> * Speed: 400 Mb/sec Speed
> 
> * DEVICE # 1: Connected directly to FiweWire Port #1: iSight Camera
> * DEVICE # 2, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
> LaCie 1394 DVD-R/RW+CD Drive.
> * DEVICE # 3, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
> LaCie 200GB HD.
> * DEVICE # 4, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
> LaCie CD-RW Drive.
> * DEVICE # 5, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
> DataCom 120GB External HD.
> 
> Appreciate any thoughts and assistance.
> 
> RICARDO.
> 
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