Roel K. Brand wrote:
> 
> > >Apple HD SC Setup 3.0.1 (A/UX) utility with which I want to do the job.
> > >But now it comes: I want to build the Root on a zip-drive. Only my
> > >uitility won't partition the disk because it claims to be unable to
> > >unmount the disk since some file is still in  use. I think this is the
> > >Desktop DB but how do I unmount the disk so that I can partition it?
> 
> > You might try starting Apple HD SC Setup, inserting the disk, and rescanning
> > the SCSI Bus.  If that doesn't work, you can alway use ResEdit to find
> > Invisible files on the disk, make them visibe, then delete them.  It's a
> > little much, but it usually gets the job done.  Let us know how it goes.
> >
> >         Christopher T. Crawford
> 
> Well, I tried thet already. Only when I dunk them in the bin and try to
> empty it, MacOS says that the files in the bin are in use...of course
> they are...they are in use because the disk is mounted.
> 
> Any other solutions? Help?
> 
> By the way, Norton also lets you set the "In use" bit but with that I
> can't change the fact that the system considers the files in use...it
> doesn't hold.
> 
> Roel K. Brand
I had the same problem with my Apple HD230, I put all the files in the
trash, restarted and then emptied the trash (cannot use items in
trash!).  Then I had
no problems.