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* [9fans] Boot problem
@ 2001-11-22 17:38 Christian Grothaus
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From: Christian Grothaus @ 2001-11-22 17:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

....just solved the problem - it was nothing Plan 9 specific:
the partition map of the harddisk was corrupted by another
program. Stupid mistake!

Sorry for making noise,

Chris


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* [9fans] boot problem
@ 2005-06-10 15:09 Thomas Marcks v W
  2005-06-10  4:30 ` David Leimbach
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From: Thomas Marcks v W @ 2005-06-10 15:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

Hi, i am having broblem with booting plan9. after the install i reboot and all 
i get is MBR... how do i solv this problem?


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* Re: [9fans] Boot problem
@ 2001-11-22 18:40 Russ Cox
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From: Russ Cox @ 2001-11-22 18:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

addendum: if you haven't used plan 9 before, you can
still try those steps, but i expect that "draw a new window"
and the various window manager operations might be a bit
mysterious.  see http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/rio
for a good introduction.

russ


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* Re: [9fans] Boot problem
@ 2001-11-22 18:28 Russ Cox
  2001-11-23 15:57 ` Christian Grothaus
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From: Russ Cox @ 2001-11-22 18:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

wrenwrite failed: i/o error means that kfs (the on-disk
file system) is trying to write a disk block and getting
an error for whatever reason.  kfs isn't actually started
until after you type the user name, so it could well
be that it's not making any progress whatsoever.

if you've used plan 9 before (on another machine), you
might try:
	1. boot the install floppy
	2. instead of typing at the menus, draw a new window.
	3. run "disk/fdisk -p /dev/sdC0/data >/dev/sdC0/ctl"
		this sets up /dev/sdC0/dos, /dev/sdC0/plan9, etc.
	4. run "disk/prep -p /dev/sdC0/plan9 >/dev/sdC0/ctl"
		this sets up the partitions inside the plan9
		partition: /dev/sdC0/fs, /dev/sdC0/9fat, etc.
	5. run "disk/kfs -f /dev/sdC0/fs"
		this starts kfs
	6. run "mount /srv/kfs /n/kfs"
	7. poke around in /n/kfs

my bet is that you won't get to step 7, but knowing exactly
what happens will help.  it's easier to debug kfs problems if
you have a full window system at your disposal as well as the
ability to type commands.

russ


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* [9fans] Boot problem
@ 2001-11-22  9:55 Christian Grothaus
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From: Christian Grothaus @ 2001-11-22  9:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 9fans

Hi!

I just installed Plan 9 over internet on an old
Pentium-133 PC. Everything went fine, but when
I now try to log in as glenda (or as none), I get the
message "wrenwrite failed: i/o error". This message
then repeats over and over again and I have no
chance to interrupt it. What causes this error?

Thanks in advance,

Chris


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