From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Sun,  3 May 1998 00:17:51 -0400
From: jim mckie jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
Subject: [9fans] Plan9 installation problem
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it's likely that the disc is too big. there was a sign-extension problem
in the original release limiting its understanding to <2GB ide drives.
if you can't replace with a smaller drive then perhaps we can find someone 
out there with a fixed bootstrap programme and kernel to get you under way.

--jim