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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 10:25:37 +0000
From: Steve Simon <steve@no-spam.savan.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: [9fans] Install via LS120 disk problems
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Hi,

I have a Laptop with an LS120 disk instead of a floppy.

The initial bootstrap works, then it complains it cannot
find the kernel file.

I creaded a FAT (MSDOS) partition and copied the floppy to it.

I then found I could load the OS by answering
"sdC0!dos!9pcflop.gz" as the kernel file.

Now the kernel is asking where to find its root filesystem,
sugesting [local!#S/sdC0/fs]. If I accept this then
the LS120 disk whirs and the system hangs.

I beleive the root filesystem exists as the root.vd (virtual
disk) file which I have copied to the FAT partition.

My problem is I don't know how to tell the kernel
where to find it.

I've looked in the on-line manuals for plan9.ini,boot,booting
and a few others, unfortuantely I haven't managed to work out
what to do.

Thanks for any/all help

-Steve

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