From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A02079BC2@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> From: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros To: "'9fans@cse.psu.edu'" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:38:59 -0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAE0.8A38E350" Subject: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1172780a-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAE0.8A38E350 Content-Type: text/plain I've downloaded the plan9 instalation CD and booted a vmWare virtual machine using that .iso as a cd rom media. All went fine. It booted and i could install plan9 and even see the liveCD stuff. Then, to not be locked in the 30-day vmWare, i went to burn that CD and install in dual boot. First i burned it with Nero 6. I booted the computer, and it said something about booting a 2.88MB floppy image. then ended up with the folowing lines (may be diferent since i haven't wrote down all the text): Available boot devices: fd0 what device to use: Must use device!file what device to use: not found (ok, this text was very diferent but the idea was that :) what device to use: not found When i first instaled in vmWare, it haven't outputed the "2.88MB floppy" thingy, and started a menu with 1. install, 2. run from cd... My first tought was that nero messed up with the image (I recall the installer, in vmWare, showing me that there were 2 tracks on the CD ROM, wich was the iso. and nero only wrote one track from that same iso) so i wasted another media burning the .iso with alchool120%. but i've got the same results. Any ideia what i'm doing wrong? or the boot sequence is suposed to behave like that (detecting vmWare, etc)? Thanks, Ganbriel ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAE0.8A38E350 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable plan9 instalation CD

I've downloaded the plan9 instalation CD and booted a = vmWare virtual machine using that .iso as a cd rom media.

All went fine. It booted and i could install plan9 = and even see the liveCD stuff.

Then, to not be locked in the 30-day vmWare, i went = to burn that CD and install in dual boot.

First i burned it with Nero 6. I booted the computer, = and it said something about booting a 2.88MB floppy image. then ended = up with the folowing lines (may be diferent since i haven't wrote down = all the text):

Available boot devices: fd0
what device to use: <i wrote fd0>
Must use device!file
what device to use: <i wrote fd0!plan9>
not found (ok, this text was very diferent but the = idea was that :)
what device to use: <i wrote = fd0!386/9load>
not found


When i first instaled in vmWare, it haven't outputed = the "2.88MB floppy" thingy, and started a menu with 1. = install, 2. run from cd...

My first tought was that nero messed up with the = image (I recall the installer, in vmWare, showing me that there were 2 = tracks on the CD ROM, wich was the iso. and nero only wrote one track = from that same iso) so i wasted another media burning the .iso with = alchool120%. but i've got the same results.

Any ideia what i'm doing wrong? or the boot sequence = is suposed to behave like that (detecting vmWare, etc)?


Thanks,
Ganbriel

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAE0.8A38E350-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <6bf99e94c4f93d3f27927112ace0ee20@plan9.ucalgary.ca> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:48:29 -0700 From: andrey mirtchovski In-Reply-To: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A02079BC2@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1178483e-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 the loader (9load) can't seem to find both the hard drive and the CDROM (IDE, right?). are they on the same cable by any chance? andrey From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A01A3E7A7@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> From: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros To: "'9fans@cse.psu.edu '" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:14:57 -0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAFE.B5B7B380" Topicbox-Message-UUID: 118d6624-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAFE.B5B7B380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yes that seems to be the case since it only gives me floppy. But they're IDE0:0 and IDE:1:0. that is, each on one cable, but on the same controler (onboard KX133 chipset) the board i'm using: http://www.k7v.com/ i'm off to test on other machines. Is there any documented way to install plan9 or inferno using only floppies or something like OpenBSD ftp install? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: andrey mirtchovski To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Sent: 5/12/2004 16:48 Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD the loader (9load) can't seem to find both the hard drive and the CDROM (IDE, right?). are they on the same cable by any chance? andrey ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAFE.B5B7B380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD

Yes that seems to be the case since it only gives me = floppy. But they're IDE0:0 and IDE:1:0. that is, each on one cable, but = on the same controler (onboard KX133 chipset)

the board i'm using: http://www.k7v.com/

i'm off to test on other machines. Is there any = documented way to install plan9 or inferno using only floppies or = something like OpenBSD ftp install?


Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: andrey mirtchovski
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Sent: 5/12/2004 16:48
Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD

the loader (9load) can't seem to find both the hard = drive and the
CDROM (IDE, right?).  are they on the same = cable by any chance?

andrey

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DAFE.B5B7B380-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A01A3E7A8@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> From: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros To: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros , "''9fans@cse.psu.edu ' '" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:25:13 -0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4DB00.24F02F60" Cc: Topicbox-Message-UUID: 11938f54-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DB00.24F02F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" OK, teste on some other machines. both CDs booted like vmWare did :( so, it's my ide controler for sure. Is there any purpose in trying booting with a floppy to see that the next stage in the boot will reconize it? -----Original Message----- From: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros To: '9fans@cse.psu.edu ' Sent: 5/12/2004 17:14 Subject: RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Yes that seems to be the case since it only gives me floppy. But they're IDE0:0 and IDE:1:0. that is, each on one cable, but on the same controler (onboard KX133 chipset) the board i'm using: http://www.k7v.com/ i'm off to test on other machines. Is there any documented way to install plan9 or inferno using only floppies or something like OpenBSD ftp install? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: andrey mirtchovski To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Sent: 5/12/2004 16:48 Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD the loader (9load) can't seem to find both the hard drive and the CDROM (IDE, right?). are they on the same cable by any chance? andrey ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DB00.24F02F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD

 OK, teste on some other machines. both CDs = booted like vmWare did :(
so, it's my ide controler for sure. Is there any = purpose in trying booting with a floppy to see that the next stage in = the boot will reconize it?


-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriel Cosentino de Barros
To: '9fans@cse.psu.edu '
Sent: 5/12/2004 17:14
Subject: RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD

Yes that seems to be the case since it only gives me = floppy. But they're
IDE0:0 and IDE:1:0. that is, each on one cable, but = on the same
controler (onboard KX133 chipset)

the board i'm using: http://www.k7v.com/ <http://www.k7v.com/> 

i'm off to test on other machines. Is there any = documented way to
install plan9 or inferno using only floppies or = something like OpenBSD
ftp install?


Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: andrey mirtchovski
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Sent: 5/12/2004 16:48
Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD

the loader (9load) can't seem to find both the hard = drive and the
CDROM (IDE, right?).  are they on the same = cable by any chance?

andrey

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DB00.24F02F60-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: RE: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 12:32:21 -0700 From: andrey mirtchovski In-Reply-To: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A01A3E7A7@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: 119939cc-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 > Yes that seems to be the case since it only gives me floppy. But they're > IDE0:0 and IDE:1:0. that is, each on one cable, but on the same controler > (onboard KX133 chipset) > > the board i'm using: http://www.k7v.com/ > > i'm off to test on other machines. Is there any documented way to install > plan9 or inferno using only floppies or something like OpenBSD ftp install? > > > Thanks > you can download a floppy from the plan9.bell-labs.com web site and do a network install. also try downloading a complete iso image from that site and burning it anew. i couldn't find out from your first message whether you burned a brand new iso image. andrey From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:11:34 -0500 From: Russ Cox To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD In-Reply-To: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A02079BC2@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <2814F26DA6908F41927A81C410C4991A02079BC2@siamun.server.bl.corp.intranet> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 11a3aa6a-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 what's your cd-rom connected as? the install tries sdD0!dos!9pcflop.gz sdC is primary, sdD is secondary, 0 is master, 1 is slave. russ On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:38:59 -0200, Gabriel Cosentino de Barros wrote: > > > I've downloaded the plan9 instalation CD and booted a vmWare virtual machine > using that .iso as a cd rom media. > > All went fine. It booted and i could install plan9 and even see the liveCD > stuff. > > Then, to not be locked in the 30-day vmWare, i went to burn that CD and > install in dual boot. > > First i burned it with Nero 6. I booted the computer, and it said something > about booting a 2.88MB floppy image. then ended up with the folowing lines > (may be diferent since i haven't wrote down all the text): > > Available boot devices: fd0 > what device to use: > Must use device!file > what device to use: > not found (ok, this text was very diferent but the idea was that :) > what device to use: > not found > > > When i first instaled in vmWare, it haven't outputed the "2.88MB floppy" > thingy, and started a menu with 1. install, 2. run from cd... > > My first tought was that nero messed up with the image (I recall the > installer, in vmWare, showing me that there were 2 tracks on the CD ROM, > wich was the iso. and nero only wrote one track from that same iso) so i > wasted another media burning the .iso with alchool120%. but i've got the > same results. > > Any ideia what i'm doing wrong? or the boot sequence is suposed to behave > like that (detecting vmWare, etc)? > > > Thanks, > Ganbriel From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <200412060200.iB620SJ13353@augusta.math.psu.edu> To: Russ Cox , Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9 instalation CD In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:11:34 EST." Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:00:28 -0500 From: Dan Cross Cc: Topicbox-Message-UUID: 11abddb6-eace-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Russ Cox writes: > > what's your cd-rom connected as? the install tries > > sdD0!dos!9pcflop.gz > > sdC is primary, sdD is secondary, 0 is master, 1 is slave. I suspect this might be a problem with 9load. I pulled, rebuilt my kernel, and copied a new(er) version of 9load into my 9fat on my CPU server this morning. I had to get someone on the East Coast to copy an older version of 9load into place to get it to come back. - Dan C.