[9fans] Re: [9fans] Réf. : Re: [9fans] USB floppies

[Latchesar Ionkov <lucho@gmx.net>]

On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 03:32:49PM +0200, boyd.roberts@ca-indosuez.com said:
>
>
>     i wouldn't dwell on the nvram.
>     we could just disable the nvram.
>     your bigger challenge will be finding
>     the file system.  see /sys/lib/pcdist/cmd/bzfs/mkext.c.
>
> i have the code [vita nuova] and another laptop that i'm going
> to smash, so i think that after a couple of iterations i should
> be able to create a boot floppy that'll get around nvram problems.
>
> i have to smash it 'cos some idiot screwed up the '98 install on
> it and i got jake [heaDCase's vocalist] to buy 2000 which i have
> to install for him (properly) this w/e.

Why don't you try jmk's suggestion booting from the network?

On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:37:43 -0400, jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com said:
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:	On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 09:25:45AM -0400, jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com said:
:	> Oops. Another problem with the Toshiba Portégé 3440CT is it has a USB
:	> floppy so booting the Plan 9 distribution 'straight' would be problematic.
:
:	What is the best way to install it in this case? My lack of knowledge forced
:	me to do some ugly hacks in the kernel and format command to do the job. I
:	suspect there is much easier way.
:
:		Lucho
:
: It's all ugly. Because the BIOS can make the USB floppy available via
: the INT13 interface I made a version of the bootstrap that had the necessary
: plan9.ini info wired in (i.e. which ether to use). Once that's loaded
: it doesn't need the floppy any more and can boot a kernel over the ethernet.
: After that it's easy (provided you have a Plan 9 fileserver to talk to).


	Lucho