From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Latchesar Ionkov To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Message-ID: <20001020110452.A4676@gmx.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from boyd.roberts@ca-indosuez.com on Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 03:32:49PM +0200 Subject: [9fans] Re: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=5B9fans=5D_R=E9f=2E_:_Re:_=5B9fans=5D_USB_floppies?= Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:04:52 -0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1a0deae4-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 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: : : 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