From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3BFAB876.2F63C4C6@princeton.edu> From: Martin Harriss MIME-Version: 1.0 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts References: <50ecc828.0111192021.3c68ac23@posting.google.com> <9te6s8$s35$1@newpoisson.nosc.mil> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 15:09:26 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 2568ee24-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 How many floppy drives does this system have? If you have more than one, try disabling in the BIOS all but the one you are trying to install from. Martin Matt Senecal wrote: > > I first tried re-formatting and re-partitioning the two hard drives attached > to the system. That didn't work. I verified both disks the long way, and > they both check out. > > I copied the files from the installation floppy to both HDs, booted from the > installation floppy, and when prompted to select my boot device, tried > booting from both drives (fdC0!dos!plan9.gz, fdC0!dos!plan9.ini, etc.). > Still no go. > > Any other ideas? > > The system in question is a '486 AMD with 48MB RAM, a 350MB HD, a 160MB HD > (contains Plan 9 installation files, will be removed after installation), NE > 2000 NIC, SB16 Value, some kind of I/O card, and a Cirrus Logic VESA Video > card (the exact model escapes me). > > "Matt Senecal" wrote in message > news:50ecc828.0111192021.3c68ac23@posting.google.com... > > When installing onto a '486 terminal, I get the following > > error message at boot: > > > > PBS...Plan 9 From Bell Labs > > ELCR: 0000 > > Using fd0!dos!plan9.ini > > <> > > no such FAT partition fd0!dos > > > > I'm then given the option of selecting my boot device. > > > > Does anyone know what might be causing this error? The disk I made was > > from an image downloaded from Bell Labs. I've checked the integrity of > > the disk, and it's in (supposedly) perfect shape.