From: "Thomas West" <west9@worldnet.att.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Can't boot after R4 install
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 10:24:15 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <004a01c1f2c7$6fce76a0$23b0590c@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1260c5bb.0205021655.7d5d8207@posting.google.com>
I had similar problems in an otherwise slick installation on top of 3e.
I think the first two lines of plan9.ini on a boot floppy are what cleared
the problem.
Of course you'll want to use sdXX appropriate to your setup.
root=local!#S/sdD0/fs
bootfile=sdD0!9fat!9pcdisk
bootdisk=local!#S/sdD0/fs
*nomp=1
distname=plan9
partition=new
#console=0
scsi0=type=aha1542 port=0x330
ether0=type=NE2000 port=0x1020 irq=5
monitor=multisync75
vgasize=800x600x8
mouseport=ps2
installurl=http://204.178.31.2/magic/9down4e/compressed/1020197808.2wg3i6yb9
7jzxf4feki7wx7gra9tpiqb
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Olson <tjolson@bellatlantic.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:37 AM
Subject: [9fans] Can't boot after R4 install
> I had R3 installed in a Dell Inspiron 3500 laptop. When I created a
> floppy and booted it, I got a continous stream of console messages of
> the format: "Selection: line to long"
> right after 2 "pc routing" messages. I got a new floppy, rewrote the
> install floppy, booted fine. Completed the install, made a boot disk,
> and set the system to boot plan9 from hard drive.
>
> When I reooted, I got the same messages as above, either booting from
> the hard drive or boot disk. Has anyone seen this before? Any
> suggestions? I suspected my plan9.ini file, but did not see anything
> very obvious.
>
> *nomp=1
> distname=plan9
> partition=new
> nobootprompt=local!/bzroot
> #console=0
> ether0=type=EC2T
> monitor=xga
> vgasize=1024x768x8
> mouseport=ps2
> audio0=type=ess1688
> bootfile=fd0!dos!9pcflop.gz
>
installurl=http://204.178.31.2/magic/9down4e/compressed/1020373303.h9p3adctp
aegjeseyn8ywqcgctzue69d
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-05-03 17:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-03 10:37 Tom Olson
2002-05-03 17:24 ` Thomas West [this message]
2002-05-07 11:32 ` [9fans] " Tom Olson
2002-05-03 11:59 [9fans] " presotto
2002-05-03 14:45 Russ Cox
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