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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:42:24 -0400
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Netbooting from Qemu
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> I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that the netbooted host can not use a nvram
> store located on kfs. Please share with the list if you are aware, or use
> a different method to store your nvram data, either in virtualized
> machines or physical hardware. Preferably without the use of disk/floppy
> storage.

all my personal machines and coraid's cpu servers, save the
auth servers are pxe booted yet have a local nvram partition
or a file in 9fat called "plan9.nvr".  the partition must be
a partition made with prep and called "nvram".  if you use
a file, it must be in 9fat, not kfs.

- erik