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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:05:56 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Installation CD Problems
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> I've been trying to install Plan 9 on my most
> used computer here, but the install CD I've
> made has been giving me problems
> (I've used Nero on Windows to create it):
> when I try to boot into the Live CD, at
> a very early stage (actually, just after asking
> "root is from"), it reports "I/O read error"
> messages, and continually does so, unable
> to boot into the Live CD.
[...]
> And yet, the CD data is readable from a mount
> within Linux.

assuming that your linux test was on the same
machine, that certianly sounds like a bug.  could
you send me pci or lspci -nvv output.  i'm
wondering if you have an ahci chipset.  older
versions of the ahci driver / 9load driver have
some trouble with some newer ahci wrinkles, like
staggered spinup and advanced power management.  i
believe that i've gotten to the bottom of anothy's
problems reported in
http://9fans.net/archive/2009/01/370  i can work
with you offline.  the code's not ready let loose.

- erik