From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1c7189dd5fd28e7e43eaebf635cf00ec@quintile.net> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:43:51 +0200 Message-ID: From: Francisco J Ballesteros To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] nvram on a diskless cpu server Topicbox-Message-UUID: fdf2954a-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 sorry, our machines were disconnected for the entire night and I didn't get mails until now. that's why I didn't reply. But I see that it's all written in recent mails. cheers On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Akshat Kumar wrote: > That's a much more expensive and involved > method than tacking on a little USB key, to > which you've copied nvram data using `dd'. > > ron's method above, with a simple > `dd -if nvram -of /dev/sdU0.0/data' and > three lines in plan9.ini did the trick. > No rotating disks. > > The other problem is that my box has a > rusty power supply that seems incapable > of handling any IDE devices. Not sure > what's going on at this point, really. But > it does fine as a basic CPU server (more > of an interface to Plan 9 from other OS's). > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Steve Simon wrote: >> i thoufgt th accepted way was, (assumping your machine has an IDE interface), >> to use an IDE to compact flash adapter and and a CF card, and store the >> nvram on this. >> >> this gives you the simple interface of IDE but no rotating disks. >> >> -Steve >> >> > >