[9fans] Can't boot after R4 install

[9fans] Can't boot after R4 install

[Tom Olson]

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.h9p3adctpaegjeseyn8ywqcgctzue69d

Re: [9fans] Can't boot after R4 install

[Thomas West]

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

[9fans] Re: Can't boot after R4 install

[Tom Olson]

Tom Olson <tjolson@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<1260c5bb.0205021655.7d5d8207@posting.google.com>...
> 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.h9p3adctpaegjeseyn8ywqcgctzue69d


I was able to boot off of the boot floppy, with none of the messages
above, by changing PLAN9INI.BAK to plan9.ini. Once in, I glanced at
plan9.ini in 9fat, saw the multiple stanzas for release 3 and 4, and
decided it was time for bed. I need to take a closer look at the
plan9.ini, but can I get rid of the release 3 stanzas, without any
harm?

Thanks,
Tom

Re: [9fans] Re: Can't boot after R4 install

[rsc]

> I was able to boot off of the boot floppy, with none of the messages
> above, by changing PLAN9INI.BAK to plan9.ini. Once in, I glanced at
> plan9.ini in 9fat, saw the multiple stanzas for release 3 and 4, and
> decided it was time for bed. I need to take a closer look at the
> plan9.ini, but can I get rid of the release 3 stanzas, without any
> harm?

i think i missed this earlier.  sure, you can remove them
but they're not doing any harm there -- they only get used
when you select the corresponding menu entry.

russ