* [9fans] "No such FAT partition" error on setup @ 2001-11-20 9:38 Matt Senecal 2001-11-20 18:27 ` [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts Matt Senecal 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-20 9:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans When installing onto a '486 terminal, I get the following error message at boot: PBS...Plan 9 From Bell Labs ELCR: 0000 Using fd0!dos!plan9.ini <<Hard drives listed here>> no such FAT partition fd0!dos I'm then given the option of selecting my boot device. Does anyone know what might be causing this error? The disk I made was from an image downloaded from Bell Labs. I've checked the integrity of the disk, and it's in (supposedly) perfect shape. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts 2001-11-20 9:38 [9fans] "No such FAT partition" error on setup Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-20 18:27 ` Matt Senecal 2001-11-20 20:09 ` Martin Harriss 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-20 18:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans I first tried re-formatting and re-partitioning the two hard drives attached to the system. That didn't work. I verified both disks the long way, and they both check out. I copied the files from the installation floppy to both HDs, booted from the installation floppy, and when prompted to select my boot device, tried booting from both drives (fdC0!dos!plan9.gz, fdC0!dos!plan9.ini, etc.). Still no go. Any other ideas? The system in question is a '486 AMD with 48MB RAM, a 350MB HD, a 160MB HD (contains Plan 9 installation files, will be removed after installation), NE 2000 NIC, SB16 Value, some kind of I/O card, and a Cirrus Logic VESA Video card (the exact model escapes me). "Matt Senecal" <msenecal@logicon.com> wrote in message news:50ecc828.0111192021.3c68ac23@posting.google.com... > When installing onto a '486 terminal, I get the following > error message at boot: > > PBS...Plan 9 From Bell Labs > ELCR: 0000 > Using fd0!dos!plan9.ini > <<Hard drives listed here>> > no such FAT partition fd0!dos > > I'm then given the option of selecting my boot device. > > Does anyone know what might be causing this error? The disk I made was > from an image downloaded from Bell Labs. I've checked the integrity of > the disk, and it's in (supposedly) perfect shape. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts 2001-11-20 18:27 ` [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-20 20:09 ` Martin Harriss 2001-11-21 10:07 ` Matt Senecal 2001-11-22 9:56 ` Matt Senecal 0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Martin Harriss @ 2001-11-20 20:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans How many floppy drives does this system have? If you have more than one, try disabling in the BIOS all but the one you are trying to install from. Martin Matt Senecal wrote: > > I first tried re-formatting and re-partitioning the two hard drives attached > to the system. That didn't work. I verified both disks the long way, and > they both check out. > > I copied the files from the installation floppy to both HDs, booted from the > installation floppy, and when prompted to select my boot device, tried > booting from both drives (fdC0!dos!plan9.gz, fdC0!dos!plan9.ini, etc.). > Still no go. > > Any other ideas? > > The system in question is a '486 AMD with 48MB RAM, a 350MB HD, a 160MB HD > (contains Plan 9 installation files, will be removed after installation), NE > 2000 NIC, SB16 Value, some kind of I/O card, and a Cirrus Logic VESA Video > card (the exact model escapes me). > > "Matt Senecal" <msenecal@logicon.com> wrote in message > news:50ecc828.0111192021.3c68ac23@posting.google.com... > > When installing onto a '486 terminal, I get the following > > error message at boot: > > > > PBS...Plan 9 From Bell Labs > > ELCR: 0000 > > Using fd0!dos!plan9.ini > > <<Hard drives listed here>> > > no such FAT partition fd0!dos > > > > I'm then given the option of selecting my boot device. > > > > Does anyone know what might be causing this error? The disk I made was > > from an image downloaded from Bell Labs. I've checked the integrity of > > the disk, and it's in (supposedly) perfect shape. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts 2001-11-20 20:09 ` Martin Harriss @ 2001-11-21 10:07 ` Matt Senecal 2001-11-22 9:56 ` Matt Senecal 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-21 10:07 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Thanks for the suggestion! I'll try it tonight. It technically has two drives: one of those dual drives that takes up only one bay but has both a 3.5" and 5.25" drive in it. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Update: Valiant but vain efforts 2001-11-20 20:09 ` Martin Harriss 2001-11-21 10:07 ` Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-22 9:56 ` Matt Senecal 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Matt Senecal @ 2001-11-22 9:56 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Worked! Thanks! "Martin Harriss" <martin@princeton.edu> wrote in message news:3BFAB876.2F63C4C6@princeton.edu... > How many floppy drives does this system have? If you have more than > one, try disabling in the BIOS all but the one you are trying to install > from. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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