[9fans] Re: Building a Floppy Disk

[Bob <rpangrazio@gmail.com>]

On Dec 14, 8:47 am, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:
> On Fri Dec 14 04:54:54 EST 2007, rpangra...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I have been trying to build a custom boot disk. I have a computer with
> > the intel 945g chipset, it seems that if I modify sdata.c it will
> > recognize the sata bus. The problem I have is that when it builds the
> > root image for the floppy it can't find several programs, i.e touch lc
> > and many others. I have looked at the posts in this group, but it
> > seems that they are out of date or don't address this issue. What do i
> > have to build in order for the floppy to be built correctly.
>
> > Thanks
> > Bob
>
> if you alter your bios settings to set the sata mode to enhanced/ahci,
> plan 9 should boot directly from livecd on your machine.
>
> something's amiss if touch and lc are missing.  they are part of the
> distribution.
>
> nonetheless, i'm not sure that it's possible to build a floppy anymore
> 9pcf.gz is awful big.
>
> - erik

It will boot from the livecd , it just won't recognize my sata drive.
When i put it in ata mode, or legacy mode or what ever, i have noticed
some os's recognize it as a sata, some as an ata. Plan 9 unfortunatly
is in the sata relm.

I can build 9pcf.gz and put it on a floppy and the new kernel with my
changes will boot, and see the sata bus. But the floppy root system is
missing those components, therefore it won't get to a working system.

Is there a way I can boot the floppy  kernel but use the CD's root fs?

Bob