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From: cinap_lenrek@felloff.net
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] 9front nvram setup
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:57:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <983F291ACB9434DA026EC4C8414693EA@felloff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFnNXimb_mSk12Bcxpk9KhXMQfBdd5HFzpe=59rfEzDNs-LdcA@mail.gmail.com>

> I am setting up a CPU server on 9front, and have been getting the following
> errors that I just can't seem to work around.
> can't write to nvram: i/o error
> I have set my nvram in plan9.ini to
> nvram=#S/sdE2/nvram
> nvroff=0
> nvrlen=0

You can break into rc shell at the bootargs prompt by typing !rc

then you can inspect the state of the sata drive.

cd /dev/sdE2
ls
cat ctl

Check if the nvram partition is here.

I'm curious as it complains only on write?

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cinap

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-04-18  8:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-04-15 17:36 Eric Lynema
2024-04-15 18:03 ` [9fans] " elynema
2024-04-15 19:26   ` Eric Lynema
2024-04-18  8:57 ` cinap_lenrek [this message]
2024-04-18 12:38   ` [9fans] " Eric Lynema
2024-04-18 14:34     ` cinap_lenrek
2024-04-18 16:05       ` Eric Lynema

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