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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:43:23 -0400
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] new 9atom.iso
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> great!  just as an aside, 9load-e820 contains a hack which
> allows one to use bootdev and bootpath as replaceable
> parameters.  if venti is on your boot disk, you could say
>
>         venti=bootpath/venti
>
> the mechanism behind this needs to be fixed, but i've
> enjoyed not working about which sata port the cdrom
> or boot disk is plugged into.

the mechanism has now been fixed and all assignments
in plan9.ini become replacable parameters.  a $ is used to
indicate a variable indirection.  9load will assign bootdev
and bootpath automaticly as a convience.  e.g. sdE0 and
#S/sdE0.  our previous example should now read
	venti=$bootpath/venti
(the previous example will temporarly be accepted.)

there are a few other things along for the ride.

if you are using 9load menus, you can add 9load variables
by typing them in like this at the menu prompt.
	a console=0 b19200
one could remove the debug option from the 9atom cd
knowing that one could always enter
	a *debug=1
at the menu.

added bonus: small corrections to the e820 scan.

- erik