read only tables

[CHAOSinACT]

my database just went read only and i'm the only one in it, any idea what set that off?

 

[boblarson]

1. Is it split?

2. Have you tried rebooting?

3. If split have any permissions changed for the backend location?

 

[CHAOSinACT]

nah now i've got it to another stage....aarrrrgh! trying to get multiuser access going working on 2 machines, but the third opens and read only even with no other computers online! annoying. the problem computer is a mac running windows, it's also about 100 times slower than the imb/pc machines, anyone developed for the mac before? oh, tables are split and all that.

 

[boblarson]

Perhaps this will be useful for speeding things up.

As for a Mac, I think you are in lonely territory there.

 

[CHAOSinACT]

gee thanks. it's running windows i had high hopes it would act like it....

 

[boblarson]

Just because it runs Windows doesn't mean that it will all work as fast or exactly as if it was directly run on the hardware. Some of the Virtual Machine technology that Microsoft has works fairly well also but there are noticeable pain points when using it.

 

[CHAOSinACT]

it boots windows flat out, not virtual. i think. um. well how could u tell really. but it works from boot menu not a window inside the mac....

 

[boblarson]

Windows doesn't run natively on Mac, so it uses BOOT CAMP to allow it to run. That is the difference. According to Apple, it should run just fine and perhaps it should. I'm wondering if Banana might have some input here as he runs a Mac.

I'll PM him to see if he can pop in here.

 

[CHAOSinACT]

Thanks bro!

 

[Banana]

I can't help but wonder why use Mac if you're just booting into Windows? I can understand if someone used virtualization software (e.g. VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or Sun Virtualbox) but Boot camp? Normally, that is only desirable in case of wanting to play Windows games or for where you didn't buy enough RAM to handle running two computer on same machine at same time.

As for the read-only, we really need more information about how files are setup - can you write and read and delete any other files in the same folder? What filesystem are you using? How is your computer connected to other computers?


Bob - so you know - Boot Camp is merely a bootloader for dual booting. When it's used, it's basically just any other x86 box running Windows. There could be differences due to Mac using EFI and not BIOS and maybe some low level drivers (hence the gaming) but that generally shouldn't have any effects on the normal user experience.

 

[Banana]

One more thing. Normally, when a boot camp is used, there's usually a partition created. Is your database actually inside that partition where Windows is located?

 

[CHAOSinACT]

he was hired as a contractor and bought his own computer. why he bought mac before discussing it, NO IDEA!!! i am in windows partition. i think. honestly u have raised some questions i'll have to go check out and get back to u....