Re: [9fans] dual boot

[Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan <vu3rdd@gmail.com>]

On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 3:19 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>> It proceeded to show me a list of resolutions (8 different options).
>> Since my monitor has the highest resolution of 1920x1080, I selected
>> that. Next it asked for "image depth[no default]" where I typed in 16.
>> But it kept looking there, whatever I keyed in. If I proceed with "no
>> default", I see that the PLAN9.INI file in the 9fat partition (which I
>> mounted with 9fat: command) has the resolution set as "1920x1080xno
>> default". So, after installation, I got dropped into a text console,
>> probably because of this error.
>
> yes, sorry about this.  there is a bug in the script.  fortunately you were
> smart enough to fix things.

Where does the installer script live?

> a proper screensize looks like XxYxD where X,Y is the screen size in
> pixels, and D is the bit depth.  i use 1600x1200x16.

I set it to 1280x768x16. My monitor/VGA Controller resolutions seem to
be missing from the /lib/vgadb perhaps?

Erik, thanks for putting together and maintaining 9atom. Without it
and your help, I wouldn't be running a Plan9 system today. I will do
my best in terms of bug reports and code to give back to the project.

--
  Ramakrishnan