[9fans] Boot/Install Floppy Woes

[9fans] Boot/Install Floppy Woes

[Terry Bayne]

Hi,

I am trying to install Plan 9 for the first time.  I downloaded a boot
floppy image from the website, and downloaded the image file.

When I attempt to boot from the floppy I get the following:

	PBS... Plan 9 from Bell Labs
	using fd0!dos!plan9.ini
	Boot Devices: fd0, sdc0, sdd0

	Boot from:

At this point I tried entering:

	fd0!dos!9pcflop.gz

Which returns a

No such fat partition

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks
Terry Bayne

gnome@advicom.net

[9fans] Re: Boot/Install Floppy Woes

[Daniel E. Doherty]

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Got the same thing.  The Plan9 installation instructions say if you get
this prompt, take note of the listed boot devices and proceed directly
to the Troubleshooting Section.

Turn to the Troubleshooting section, and you will notice . . . NOTHING!

The subject isn't mentioned.  It's rather like being in the middle of a
newspaper article that says "Story continued on A-16" without any
continuation.

Help Bell-Labs.

Terry Bayne wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install Plan 9 for the first time.  I downloaded a boot
> floppy image from the website, and downloaded the image file.
>
> When I attempt to boot from the floppy I get the following:
>
>         PBS... Plan 9 from Bell Labs
>         using fd0!dos!plan9.ini
>         Boot Devices: fd0, sdc0, sdd0
>
>         Boot from:
>
> At this point I tried entering:
>
>         fd0!dos!9pcflop.gz
>
> Which returns a
>
> No such fat partition
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> Thanks
> Terry Bayne
>
> gnome@advicom.net

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[9fans] Re: Boot/Install Floppy Woes

[Douglas A. Gwyn]

Terry Bayne wrote:
>         Boot from:

It's not supposed to do that.  I spent days trying various boot
floppies; on one system they would work maybe 40% of the time,
on another they didn't work at all.  I finally told my BIOS to
disable the second floppy drive and suddenly I could boot the
floppy!  Others have reported needed in power-cycle instead of
RESET or vice-versa.  I spent an evening reading through the
boot floppy source code and never did find the real problem.

My advice is to download a fresh boot floppy; maybe a new
version has been provided that works better.