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Subject: Re: [9fans] panic exeption/interrupt 14
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:48:06 -0400
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> My bios is capable of booting from a slave disk, so I am tempted to
> set the boot method to 'plan9'. However, I am weary that it may write to
> the MBR of my first hard disk (on which GRUB is installed). I want it
> to install to the MBR of my second hard disk. Where will it install?

If you choose 'plan9', it will set the Plan 9 partition active
in the MBR of the disk containing the Plan 9 partition.

You don't need to choose any boot method at all if you
are going to use GRUB -- just point it at the Plan 9 partition
(type 0x39) that you've got and it should be all set.

Russ