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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Installing plan9
From: Brad Davis <brad@peakunix.net>
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Date: Fri,  6 Feb 2004 10:50:15 -0700
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> Hello,
>
> I have been trying to install plan9 for quite a long
> but never experienced a single boot ! (for
> installation)
>
> Tried making a boot floppy (with plan9.ini) and also
> burning the ISO of 4th Edition. The ISO boots with my
> IBM ThinkPad T30 but wont go for its VGA. Whereas I
> have purchased a PC according to compatiability list,
> unfortunately it wont boot from the plan9 CD not from
> the floppy (it does support boot from CDROM, I have
> installed NetBSD on the same system), What I got from
> the boot on that PC is as follows ...
>
> PBS...Palan 9 from Bell Labs
> ELCR:0E20
> apm ax=f000 cx=f000 dx=40 di=100 ebx=ef50 esi=ffff
> dev A0 port 1F0 config 0C5A capiabilitie 2F00 mwdma
> 0007 udma 043F
> pcirouting: South bridge 1022, 740B not found
> Boot Devices: fd0 sdD0!dos
> boot from: _
>
> I think I am stuck here, I have read troubleshooting
> documents but what I can do at this "boot from" prompt
> ?
>
> Please guide me in this, looking forward for a
> positive reply.

I have one system that behaves exactly the same way. However,
it installs fine booting from a floppy.

At the bottom of the "Step 2" download page, click the
"make diskette image" button,  then download the floppy image
listed in "Step 3".

--
Brad