[9fans] Newbie installation error - IBM 300 GL

[Andy Clements <awc@candhsoftware.com>]

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Hello 9 fans,

I'm trying to install Plan 9 on an IBM 300 GL desktop via floppy disk.
I have done this successfully before with a similar IBM 300 GL desktop,
the only difference between the two machines is the working one has a
faster processor, CD-ROM & an slightly older BIOS date.

I get the following message when attempting to install Plan 9: (retyped
from notes - so there may be inconsistencies)

init: stating  /bin/rc
dossrv: serving #s/dos
/n/a:/vgainfo.txt: rc: can't open :clone failed.

init: starting /bin/rc
%

 From what I understand of the installation process from the wiki, the
OS is trying to write the aux/vga information to the floppy disk.  It
seems to fail in it's attempt to write to the disk.  When I go to /n/a:
and attempt to access any of the files, I recieve the message "clone
failed".  Can I assume this is possibly a hardware problem and my floppy
drive is defective - or is there something else?

Being that I have installed successfully on a similar machine, I assume
that the vgainfo.txt & pci.txt from that machine would be valid for this
one.  I added these files to the floppy and re-tried the installation,
however, the installation stopped again in it's attempt to write to the
disk.  My question is this, can I edit the script for the process to
skip the aux/vga -p >/n/a:vgainfo.txt step and just read the vgainfo.txt
I already have there?  If this is possible, can someone point me to the
place where this script is located.

I have added the plan9.ini of the broke installation and the vgainfo.txt
& pci.txt files of the working installation for perusal.

Thanks for your help in advance

--Andy Clements


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main->snarf
vga->snarf
clgd542x->snarf
vga->attr: 0xC0039=CL-GD5436/46 PCI VGA BIOS Version
vga->dump
vga misc             67
vga feature          00
vga sequencer        03 00 03 00 02
vga crt              5F 4F 50 82 55 81 BF 1F - 00 4F 0D 0E 00 00 06 40
                     9C 8E 8F 28 1F 96 B9 A3 - FF
vga graphics         00 00 00 00 00 10 0E 00 - FF
vga attribute        00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 - 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
                     0C 00 0F 08 00
vga virtual         0 0
vga panning         off
vga clock[1] f      135000000
vga clock[1] d i m          0        0       -        0
vga clock[1] n p q r        0        0       -        0        0
vga vm a b           16777216        0
vga vmz              16777216
vga apz                     0
vga linear                  1
clgd542x->dump
clgd542x flag        Ulinear|Hlinear|Fsnarf
clgd542x Seq06       12 00 83 B0 33 4A 5B 42 - 7E 1B 00 00 00 00 10 03
                     08 21 40 00 00 2B 2F 1F - 33 2D
clgd542x Crt19       00 00 00 00 00
clgd542x Gr09        00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 FF - FF FF FF FF FF 37 00 04
                     00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 1F FF 07 FF 1F FF 1F FF
                     FF 3F 00 FF FF 3F 00 00 - 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00
                     00
clgd542x Id Hdr      B8 00

vmf 0 vmdf 40000000 vf1 135000000 vbw 75000000
using frequency 56818080 rr 85.00 membw 40800000
vga->init
clgd542x->init
clgd542x->init->clgd54xxclock
dbdumpmode
type=multisync75, size=800x600x8
frequency=56818080
x=800 (0x320), y=600 (0x258), z=8 (0x8)
ht=1056 (0x420), shb=840 (0x348), ehb=1000 (0x3E8)
shs=840 (0x348), ehs=1000 (0x3E8)
vt=633 (0x279), vrs=605 (0x25D), vre=607 (0x25F)
hsync=0, vsync=0, interlace=0
vga->attr: 0xC0039=CL-GD5436/46 PCI VGA BIOS Version
vga->dump
vga flag             Fdump|Finit|Fsnarf
vga misc             EF
vga feature          00
vga sequencer        03 01 0F 00 0A
vga crt              7F 63 68 9D 69 9D277 F0 - 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00
                    25D 2F257 64 6025D25E A3 -7FF
vga graphics         00 00 00 00 00 50 05 0F - FF
vga attribute        00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 - 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
                     41 FF 0F 00 00
vga virtual         800 600
vga panning         off
vga clock[0] f       56810843
vga clock[0] d i m         31        0       -        0
vga clock[0] n p q r      123        0       -        0        0
vga clock[1] f      135000000
vga clock[1] d i m          0        0       -        0
vga clock[1] n p q r        0        0       -        0        0
vga vm a b           16777216        0
vga vmz              16777216
vga apz                     0
vga linear                  1
clgd542x->dump
clgd542x flag        Ulinear|Hlinear|Fdump|Fsnarf
clgd542x Seq06       12 01 83 B0 33 4A 5B 42 - 7B 3B 00 00 00 00 10 03
                     08 21 40 00 00 2B 2F 1F - 3E 2D
clgd542x Crt19       00 90 22 00 00
clgd542x Gr09        00 00 20 FF 00 00 00 FF - FF FF FF FF FF 37 00 04
                     00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 1F FF 07 FF 1F FF 1F FF
                     FF 3F 00 FF FF 3F 00 00 - 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00
                     00
clgd542x Id Hdr      B8 00

main->exits

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0.0.0:	06.00.00 8086/7030   0
0.1.0:	06.01.00 8086/7000   0
0.1.1:	01.01.80 8086/7010   0 4:0000fff1 16
0.1.2:	0c.03.00 8086/7020  11 4:00005441 32
0.11.0:	04.01.00 1274/1371  11 0:00005401 64
0.12.0:	02.00.00 1186/1300  10 0:00005001 256 1:60000000 256
0.8.0:	03.00.00 1013/00b8 255 0:40000008 16777216

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*nomp=1
distname=plan9
nobootprompt=local!/boot/bzroot
debug=1

# serial console on COM1
#console=0

# disable ether and usb probing
#*nousbprobe=1
#*noetherprobe=1

monitor=multisync65
vgasize=680x480x8
mouseport=ps2
bootfile=fd0!dos!9pcflop.gz
installurl=http://204.178.31.2/magic/9down4e/compressed/1077139799.aejq2nggky8svt7ijewpsyqwqp2e3hi7