Re: [9front] "init: starting /bin/rc" repeats endlessly when I boot a computer installed from 9front-9931.amd64.iso

[Jacob Moody <moody@mail.posixcafe.org>]

On 7/21/23 10:11, Jay F. Shachter wrote:
> 
> Centuries ago, Nostradamus predicted that qwx@sciops.net would write on Fri Jul 21 02:50:49 2023:
> 
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand what you did in the second part of your
>> email, you were trying to reinstall 9front by booting the usb or cd
>> and that failed?
>>
> 
> Yes, I was demonstrating a failed installation.  Except for one
> successful installation -- and whether it succeeded is debatable,
> since it did not result in a bootable system -- every installation I
> have attempted, both before and after the debatably successful one,
> has failed in the manner shown.  And I do not know what I did
> differently, on the occasion when the installation succeeded.
> 

If you are using a partition under 20G you should be using hjfs.
Cwfs really doesn't play well with small partitions. As qwx mentioned.

Please attempt a fresh install from hjfs with that partition and or
use a partition with > 20G with cwfs.

Thank you,
moody