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Date: Mon,  8 Jun 2009 20:06:39 +0200
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From: Francisco J Ballesteros <nemo@lsub.org>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] new usb implementation
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I think someone managed to boot from usb, but I=C2=B4m not sure.
In any case, the change means that usb is ready at boot(8) time
if usbd is compiled in the kernel. Booting from usb requires 9load
loading a kernel from usb. I don=C2=B4t know what=C2=B4s the status for tha=
t.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:29 PM, Matthias Bauer<plan9@weggla.franken.de> wro=
te:
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>> [..]
>> I've updated on sources at least /386/9*load* (though they contain no
>> USB code), /386/9pc*, kernel sources, manual pages and a few scripts
>> in /rc/bin. =C2=A0Tomorrow's CD image should incorporate all this.
>> [..]
>
> Many thanks to nemo!
> Does this mean that Plan9 can now boot from usb drives?
> That would be really useful.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Matthias
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