From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: [9fans] install problem To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Message-ID: From: James.Deagle@lafarge-na.com Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:40:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Topicbox-Message-UUID: 194a75c8-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 The data and size of the /dist/replica/plan9.log file is 12/3/2007 and 2107 kb. Thanks for your help! I'll try a newer CD image. J. |---------+------+-----------------------------------------------------> | | | "Russ Cox" | | | | Sent by: | | | | 9fans-bounces+james.deagle=lafarge-na.com@| | | | cse.psu.edu | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2007 04:02 PM | | | | Please respond to Fans of the OS Plan 9 | | | | from Bell Labs | | | | | |---------+------+-----------------------------------------------------> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu | | cc: | | Subject: Re: [9fans] install problem | >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > --> while copying the files to the drive, I get this message: "Warning: > skipping bad log entry". > > --> then when it runs the bootsetup stage, I choose the "Plan9" option, and > it then says "Preparing menu..." and then just returns me to the beginning > of the bootsetup routine. It's like the process becomes stuck in a loop. > > --> at this point, I have sometimes tried doing a hard reboot, in which > case the MBR (from my NetBSD partition) comes up and displays Plan9 as the > second option, but when I choose it, the screen goes black and nothing > happens. On the CD, what is the date and size of the file /dist/replica/plan9.log ? It sounds like you got a CD that was made during the recent problems with the pull log. I just did a pull and the current log appears to be okay. Perhaps grabbing a new CD image will solve the problem. Russ This e-mail is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail and any attachments without copying, disclosing or retaining it in any form. Ce courriel est confidentiel. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire designe, veuillez en informer l'expediteur et supprimer ce courriel ainsi que tous fichiers joints sans les copier, divulguer ou conserver d'aucune facon.