Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!eric
From: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Preferences, help?
Keywords: Preferences on JH0:
Message-ID: <4874@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 29 Sep 88 13:56:25 GMT
References: <3173@utastro.UUCP>
Reply-To: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 22

In article <3173@utastro.UUCP> dhines@utastro.UUCP (Dean Hines) writes:
>I'm having problems with my preferences setup. I have Preferences set for an
>Epson printer on my Workbench disk, and also on my harddrive JH0:. 
>However, when I get ready to print something, the preferences on JH0: has
>been reset to the default settings. If I enter Preferences on JH0:, change
>to Epson, and save, everything works fine. BUT the next time I reboot,
>the Preferences on the harddrive get reset. 
>
>This isn't a major problem, but it can sure be frustrating. Has anyone else
>had this problem, or am I just doing something stupid? Any help would be
>greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance...

Bill Koester of CATS identified a solution to this problem in a previous
posting.  I just want to add that I've also seen this sort of problem if
the system-configuration file gets corrupted and/or its length somehow
becomes other that 232 bytes.  In this instance a default set of preferences  
is used.
-- 
Eric Cotton
Commodore-Amiga                                               (215) 431-9100
1200 Wilson Drive                              {rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!eric
West Chester, PA 19380            "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore."