* fqa: mention nvram=
@ 2020-11-22 17:59 ori
2020-11-24 3:58 ` [9front] " sl
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From: ori @ 2020-11-22 17:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9front
A few people running off nvme drives or raspberry pis
have recently needed help with setting up nvram. The
issue is that the drives aren't in readnvram.
The correct solution is to add 'nvram=' to plan9.ini,
so here's a patch suggesting it for the fqa. While
here, fix a typo:
diff -r 837d8bf0b167 fqa7.ms
--- a/fqa7.ms Mon Oct 26 16:31:39 2020 -0400
+++ b/fqa7.ms Sun Nov 22 09:55:16 2020 -0800
@@ -601,6 +601,14 @@
password: [glenda's password]
.P2
+To ensure that the correct nvram partition is found in all cases, an
+.CW nvram
+line should be added to
+.CW /n/9fat/plan9.ini .
+.P1
+nvram=#S/YOURDRIVE/nvram
+.P2
+
.B Note:
Booting the file system with authentication enabled and an invalid
.CW nvram
@@ -624,7 +632,7 @@
The first step is to switch from the terminal service to the cpu service by editing the
.CW service
-line in in
+line in
.CW /n/9fat/plan9.ini :
.P1
service=cpu
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* Re: [9front] fqa: mention nvram=
2020-11-22 17:59 fqa: mention nvram= ori
@ 2020-11-24 3:58 ` sl
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From: sl @ 2020-11-24 3:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9front
applied, thanks.
sl
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