From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 21:43:51 -0400 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <2F31A92B-4011-42DB-9043-D04F6B81A504@orthanc.ca> References: <69b6245860f4a50b378f2458153fabd6@plan9.bell-labs.com> <2F31A92B-4011-42DB-9043-D04F6B81A504@orthanc.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] anyone put their venti on an SSD? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 55ff6974-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > I was running a really bastardized mix of old and new boot software, > so it's quite possible I screwed up installing the correct MBR and > boot loader. But it might also have been a problem with the BIOS or > SATA controller on the motherboard -- it's a slightly ancient > Supermicro Atom 1U, and it doesn't like SATA hard disks, either (it's > currently talking to an IDE disk). I didn't have time to try 9atom. that sort of machine is 9atom's original raison d'=C3=AAtre. also there were some issues with ide in pio mode recently fixed. (credit: stallion) you may still want to look at 9atom even in ide mode. (i'm not absolving the drive. just saying that there are plan 9 issues affecting your machine.) - erik