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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Install Trouble
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Date: Thu,  3 Oct 2002 09:54:41 -0400
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> Hi, this is my first time posting... I have a problem with the installer.
> When it uncompresses the kernel, it prints this after cpu0: 233MHz
> GenuineIntel PentiumII.
>  ELCR: 0E00
> panic: ns83815: soft reset did not complete
> <debug>
> cpu0: exiting

I've replied to your 9trouble mail (with the same question) twice,
but apparently my mail isn't getting through.  Perhaps the list will
get it through.

The ethernet 83815 driver is not happy with your card.
In the file "plan9.ini" on your floppy disk, try adding
the line

	*noetherprobe=

and comment out (with a # at the beginning of the line)
any ethernet lines (like ether0=...).  Then boot again.
Once you get the system installed, we can try to figure out
what's wrong with the ethernet driver.

What kind of ethernet card do you have?

Russ