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Subject: Re: [9fans] Venti Install
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:01:11 -0400
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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> Hi,
> 
> Installing a Venti system with plan9.iso sucks the big one. I hear
> that Russ has magic code which makes it not suck. Can this PLEASE get
> put in so that the next time I do this, I don't have to wait N hours?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Devon

When you talk about it sucking, are you referring to the time spent
formatting Venti partitions, or what? I know that takes forever and
really really sucks, but is it any different if you do it, say, on an
already-installed system?


John, not a Venti guru