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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:28:36 -0700
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From: Akshat Kumar <akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] nvram on a diskless cpu server
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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 <steve@quintile.net> 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
>
>