[9fans] Re: Intel Sata

[Bob <rpangrazio@gmail.com>]

So now the update. The dev id 27c0 corresponds to my sata in ata mode.
27c1 is the sata in ahci mode. If I add 27c1 to sdiahci.c and 27c0 to
sdata.c I get nothing from the kernel at boot up saying it found
anything. If I add 27c1 to both I get the response from the kernel. I
wonder if the driver can't handle the drive. Maybe the sata controller
I have is different enough from the controller used to write the
driver that it won't work. I find that hard to believe, but stranger
things are true.


On Dec 19, 4:56 am, Bob <rpangra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well I checked the motherboard, sdE0 is what my drive should be. So
> there must be something wrong with the install if it won't recognize
> the filesystem. It recognizes it in VMWare, so I am confused. I guess
> I will keep on plugging away.
>
> Thanks
> Bob
>
> On Dec 18, 9:29 am, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:
>
> > wearing dunce cap ...  unfortunately the 9load format and kernel format
> > are different and i confused them.  so modulo a missing 'S' (typo?), your initial
> > guess was correct:
> >         local!#S/sdE0/fossil
> > you can use the silkscreen on the motherboard to eliminate the guessing about
> > which port your hard drive is plugged into.
>
> > there are many other problems you could have.  can you boot from the live
> > cd and poke around to see what's available on your hard drive?  once you
> > get booted, you can open a new window, bind devsd (don't know if
> > the livecd does this)
> >         bind -a '#S' /dev
> > recognize the partitions
> >         cd /dev/sdE[whatever]
> >         disk/fdisk -p data>ctl
> >         test -f plan9 && disk/prep -p plan9>ctl
> > you should then be able to use fossil/conf and other programs to inspect
> > your installation.  9fat: will mount 9fat on /n/9fat.
>
> > these manual pages
> >         boot(8)
> >         dossrv(4)
> >         fossil(4)
> >         prep(8)
> >         plan9.ini(8)
> > might be useful (http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/)
>
> > - erik
>
> > > > > kernel prints a message detailing the sata port. 9load says its #S/
> > > > > sdE0, but when I try to tell the kernel the root fs is local!#/sdE0!
> > > > > fossil the kernel panics because it can't connect to the given server.
>
> > > > > Any ideas?
>
> > > > great.
>
> > > > souldn't that be "local!sdE0!fossil"?
>
> > > > - erik
>
> > > Well I tried local!sdE0!fossil and local!sdE0!fs to no avail. I also
> > > tried sdE1 sdE2 and sdE3, since it says I have four sata ports I am
> > > assuming sdE3 would be the highest drive. I'll keep trying other
> > > things and let you know
>
> > > I really appreciate all the help. I hope I can repay the list with
> > > some good information.