Re: [9fans] CDROM boot failed, how can i do?

[Jack Johnson <fragment@nas.com>]

Andrey S. Kukhar wrote:
> Failed? No, you just prompted to select boot
> device. You should type something like this
> 	sdD0!cdboot!9pccd.gz
> where sdD0 is your CD drive.
> Then in the ``root is from'' prompt type
> 	local!#S/sdD0/data

If memory serves, this seems to be more prevalent if your CD-ROM is not
in the expected location (i.e. /dev/sdC1 vs. /dev/sdD0 or vice versa).
Entering the path manually always works, but if you happen to have
things plugged in in the "right" location, it all goes pretty smoothly.

I *think* it must expect /dev/sdC1 (primary slave), because I always
have my burner on /dev/sdD0 (secondary master -- alternate IDE
controller often provides better performance) and I think that's why I
always get bit by the boot prompt.

I had a demo(lition) box set up for a while where I just moved the
CD-ROM to keep things simple for testing, which is where I *think* I
noticed the defaults.

Could it be advantageous to change the boot menu to allow selection of
the CD-ROM location, to make it easier for newbies to
investigate/test/install?

-Jack