[9fans] cold boot installation of Plan 9 on a eeepc 701 :(

[rmj49718]

<div>�</div> <div> <div id="message_box" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 150px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; height: auto !important;"> <div id="msgBody" class="msgpart clearfix" style="font-family: verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; zoom: 1;"> <div id="bodyContent" style="padding: 10px;"> <div>Hi 9fans</div> <div>�</div> <div>May be you could help</div> <div>�</div> <div>I am trying to install plan9</div> <div>�</div> <div>on my eeepc 701</div> <div>�</div> <div>disk:4gb</div> <div>ram:512mb</div> <div>cdrom:sumsung slim external dvd writer/usb powered/netboot booting support</div> <div>�</div> <div>A minimal debian is installed on eeepc:</div> <div>just the debian core/</div> <div>the X window system/</div> <div>window manager: evilwm/</div> <div>aqemu:virtual machine)</div> <div>�</div> <div>Partition � � File System Size � � � � Flags</div> <div>---------- ------------ --------- -----�</div> <div>/dev/sda1 �fat32 � � � � �1007 �Mib</div> <div>/dev/sda2 �extended � � 2.74 �GiB</div> <div>/dev/sda5 �ext3 � � � � � 2.58 �GiB � boot</div> <div>/dev/sda6 �linux-swap � 165 � MiB</div> <div>�</div> <div>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</div> <div>�</div> <div>I can install plan 9 if i use a virtual machine (aqemu)</div> <div>when booting I got:</div> <div>�</div> <div>Starting SeaBIOS (version 0.5.1-20100616_222654-volta)</div> <div>�</div> <div>Booting from CD-Rom...</div> <div>278MB medium detected</div> <div>PBSR...0000 0792 0000 00AE</div> <div>Plan 9 from Bell Labspcirouting: BIOS workaround:PCI.0.1.3 at pin 1 link 96 irq</div> <div> 10 -&gt; 9</div>
<div> disk loader</div>
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<div>cpu0: 630MHz GenuineIntel PentiumII (cpuid: AX 0x0633 DX 0x781ABFD)</div>
<div>ELCR: 0C00</div>
<div>497M memory: 497M kernel data, 0M user, 18M swap</div>
<div>found partition #S/sdD0/data 0 142,709</div>
<div>found partition #S/sdD0/data!fat9; 59271+2949120</div>
<div>disks: sdD0</div>
<div>trying sdD0....</div>
<div>Plan 9 Startup Menu:</div>
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<div>     1. Install Plan 9 from this CD</div>
<div>     2. Boot Plan 9 from this CD</div>
<div>Selection:</div>
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<div>But when I do a cold boot (power off power on)</div>
<div>when booting i got:</div>
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<div>PBSR...0000 0792 0000 00AE</div>
<div>Plan 9 from Bell Labspcirouting: PCI.0.31.2 at pin 2 link 99 irq 3</div>
<div>pcirouting: PCI.0.31.3 at pin 2 link 99 irq 3</div>
<div> disk loader</div>
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<div>cpu0: 630MHz GenuineIntel P6 (cpuid: AX 0x06D8 DX 0xAEF9FBFF)</div>
<div>ELCR: 0CA8</div>
<div>497M memory: 497M kernel data, 0M user, 18M swap</div>
<div>found partition #S/sdD0/data 0 7,815,024</div>
<div>disks: sdD0</div>
<div>trying sdD0...dosinit: can´t open #S/sdD0/9fat</div>
<div>dosint #S/sdD0/9fat failed</div>
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<div>Boot from:</div>
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<div>Can you suggest a solution to do a cold boot on my eeepc...</div>
<div>The eeepc bios support PXE.</div>
<div>May i used PXE to install Plan 9?</div>
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<div>Thanks</div>
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<div>Roberto Baitelli</div>
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[erik quanstrom]

Post by rmj49718
<div>497M memory: 497M kernel data, 0M user, 18M swap</div>
<div>found partition #S/sdD0/data 0 7,815,024</div>
<div>disks: sdD0</div>
<div>trying sdD0...dosinit: can´t open #S/sdD0/9fat</div>
<div>dosint #S/sdD0/9fat failed</div>

iirc, 9boot doesn't use floppy emulation, but
it might then need cdfs. i haven't tried this,
so someone who has should speak up. :-)

- erik

[Gorka Guardiola]

Post by erik quanstrom
iirc, 9boot doesn't use floppy emulation, but
it might then need cdfs. i haven't tried this,
so someone who has should speak up. :-)

It does not have a floppy. You do not need cdfs for loading.
The mbr is in the first sector like in a hard disk and it is anotated
where the 9load is
when creating the filesystem.

There is a 9fat file in the iso called bootdisk.img in the root
directory. The loader knows enough to get to it,
and then gets the kernel.

G.