[9fans] some problems

[geerten kuiper <geerten@bart.nl>]

I have my basic install up and running, using Nick Waples' nvidia enabled
kernel, and now I'm trying to add printer, networking etc.

Problem 1 happens when I add "ether0=type=elnk3" to plan9.ini. On reboot,
ip/ipconfig (from termrc) reports a DHCP timeout, then nothing. Only way
out (as far as I can tell) is contr-alt-del or powerswitch. (The NIC is a
3c905B-TX, connected to another system through a crossover cable (no hub).
The other system isn't currently running. I don't really want to use DHCP
anyway, maybe I should edit the ndb before activating the NIC ??)

Problem 2 happens when I remove "*nomp=1" from plan9.ini. On reboot both
CPU's are activated, but the system hangs, with error:
mpintrenable: multiple enable irq 15, tbdf 5000000
intrenable: couldn't enable irq 15, tbdf 0xC007100 for sd1 (53c8xx)
(My SCSI-controller is 53c1010, dual channel. Both channels share interrupt
15 in single CPU mode without ill effects.)

Problem 3 happens after either of the previous ones: I revert to the
original plan9.ini, but any subsequent reboot still hangs after the line:
ndb/dns: can't read my ip address
Also in these cases there is a long delay two lines earlier, between:
"kfs...boot: nop..." and "time...".
Maybe this is caused by some corruption of the 9fat partition, because the
only way I have found to fix this is by booting from the install floppy and
rerunning bootsetup, thus reinitializing the 9fat partition.

I hope someone can help me.

Geerten