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From: Eli Collins <eli@cs.wisc.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] CD install help  [apologies for the duplicate post]
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:07:42 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40D8E5EE.2040401@cs.wisc.edu> (raw)

I'm having trouble installing from a CD. I'm stuck at the 'Distribution
disk [no default]' prompt during the mountdist step. The following 
storage media were detected:

/dev/sdC0/9fat
/dev/sdC0/data
/dev/sdC0/fossil
/dev/sdC0/nvram
/dev/sdC0/swap
/dev/sdD0/cdboot
/dev/sdD0/data

Entering any of these at the prompt results in the message 'Unknown disk
type (cannot happen)'. This message originates from the mountdist script
but does not make sense to me. At this point the installer sometimes 
lets me have another go at the prompt but often just hangs. I first 
tried /dev/sdD0/data as it seems appropriate but none of the above 
storage media work. I can run successfully run Plan 9 off the CD.

Any ideas?


eli


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