[9fans] Re: panic exeption/interrupt 14

[Rob Ristroph <rgr@sdf.lonestar.org>]

>>>>> "Apurva" == Apurva Mehta <apurva@gmx.net> writes:
Apurva>
Apurva> I have not created an install floppy disk, I just installed
Apurva> directly from the boot cd. In the last part of the
Apurva> installation, when it asked me to choose a method to boot
Apurva> plan9, I tried to create a boot floppy. However, that failed
Apurva> with the message to the tune of 'Cannot create on non-floppy
Apurva> something/cdboot.' Where 'something' is a string I cannot
Apurva> remember.

I think Plan 9 is trying to write to the emulated floppy that is built
when you make an El Torito bootable CD.  This is an image of a floppy
on the cd that is "faked" to look like it is the floppy drive.  Of
course since it is on the CD it is read only.  I had a similar message
when I tried to boot a CD made by taking all the software on the "Plan
9 additional software" page and putting it on a bootable CD in which
the El Torito image was the install 9disk.flp file.  It didn't work.

So I think you should create a boot floppy.

Sorry I can't say anything to your other problems.

--Rob