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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: Building a Floppy Disk
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:27:30 -0500
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> I can build 9pcf.gz and put it on a floppy and the new kernel with my
> changes will boot, and see the sata bus. But the floppy root system is
> missing those components, therefore it won't get to a working system.
> 
> Is there a way I can boot the floppy  kernel but use the CD's root fs?

The kernel that knows how to read the CD is called 9pccd.gz.
Copy it to a boot floppy, boot the floppy, and at the 9load
boot from: prompt, type fd0!9pccd.gz.

Russ