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From: Nicolas Repiquet <nicolas-remove@codeshebang.org>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] Re: Install problem
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:47:49 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3c064670$0$32589$626a54ce@news.free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <280dd018.0111281747.48e0493d@posting.google.com>

Virgil wrote:

> i wants to install plan 9 on my machine, but it doesn't seem to work.
> every time i boot with the istall floppy , i receive the following
> lines.
>
> rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: no frame buffer
> init: rc exit status: rc 14:cpurc 14:rio 54:rio 55:display open
>
> then the % prompt appears instead of the install screen. would
> somebody tell me what is the problem and how to handle it ?

This simply means that your graphic card isn't identified in vgadb. This
can be fix. Please, take a look at plan9 install documentation at
troubleshooting for more details.

-- Nicolas REPIQUET


  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-11-29 14:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-29 11:26 [9fans] " Virgil
2001-11-29 14:08 ` Ish Rattan
2001-11-29 14:47 ` Nicolas Repiquet [this message]
2001-11-29 14:58   ` [9fans] " Matt Senecal
2001-11-29 16:33     ` Nicolas Repiquet

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