Re: [9fans] CDROM boot failed, how can i do?

["River He" <hehaiyang@msn.com>]

Thank for your help.

I burn plan9.iso to a CDROM, when it prompt "boot form:"
I typed as below:
sdD0!cdboot!9pccd.gz
but it display:
unknown partition sdD0!cdboot
and return to
"boot from:"

why?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Choate" <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
To: "River He" <hehaiyang@msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [9fans] CDROM boot failed, how can i do?


> 
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, River He wrote:
> 
> > (Q1)
> > My harddisk is empty and not formatted, could I boot from CDROM and install
> > it?
> 
> Yes, you will need to get a copy of the relevant files and burn them to a
> CD as well as making a boot floppy.
> 
> > (Q2)
> > Sorry, I don't know what "sdD0!cdboot!9pccd.gz" mean?
> > Does "sdD0" mean second master IDE? and sdC0? and others IDE device?
> > What "cdboot" mean here?
> 
> sdD0 is the -second controller- (ie sdD) and the first device (ie sdD0).
> Your first device. cdboot is what you're doing. 9pccd.gz is the image
> you're going to boot on that device.
> 
> > (Q3)
> > Another question: I search my cdrom, there is a file name 9pccd.gz. But I
> > found file 9pc.gz, 9pcdisk.gz and 9pccpu.gz, which should I use?
> > these file locate in directory 386. Should add directory name in boot
> > command line like "sdD0!cdboot!/386/9pccd.gz"?
> 
> Use 9pccd.gz, though I personally use a different approach.
> 
> > (Q4)
> > Where are these documents about install and hardware setting?
> 
> You can find them on the Bell Labs Plan 9 site, be advised they have
> errors and holes, as well as being very poorly organized with respect to
> what needs done first.
> 
> The Hangar 18 group is working on a new document, you can find it at;
> 
> http://einstein.ssz.com/hangar18/Plan9Intro.txt
> 
> You might also want to look over and perhaps joing the Hangar 18 main list
> (hangar18-general@open-forge.org) at,
> 
> http://open-forge.org
> 
> Good luck on your install!
> 
> 
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