* bblochl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The chapter "Locate and Mount the Distribution Archive" with the task
> "mountdisk" is very obscure (especially for me as a non-english
> speaker). First of all the value of the "Distribution disk" ist not (and
> cannot be) "/dev/sdD0/data" because such a directory is NOT on the
> distribution disk (sdD0)! (May be I am wrong again?) But that entry of
> "/dev/sdD0/data" will only be accepted! Very strange! There is a
> directory /dev/sdD0/distro on /dev/sdD0, but that will not be accepted
> as an entry.
In Plan 9 the disc driver creates a directory in /dev for each drive (sdC0,
sdC1, sdD0, etc.) In each of those directories you'll find (among others) a
file named data which gives you access to the raw data of that drive. To
access the file system hierarchy of a cd you have to mount /dev/sdD0/data
somewhere.
> (In the description is mentioned "a CD image named
> plan9.iso" but where should that be in the installation process?) I also
> tried a download of the archive via ethernet, but without success. I
> argue that at this point there is the bug in the description or
> something wrong with my trials.
If you don't boot from cd you still need to have access to the data that is
getting installed. So you can either put the cd image somewhere on the
system (this can be a problem if you want to install Plan 9 on the whole
hard disc) or download it during installation. I also couldn't quite get the
network going from the installer, but I didn't depend on that, anyway. If
you boot from cd, just say /dev/sdD0/data.
> I argue that this will cause the problem
> with the task "bootsetup" at the end of the installatin trials. At this
> point the installation-description is very nebulous (for me). I also
> wonder that there is no task "copydist" offered in the installation
> process, so I am absolutely shure that I do something fundamental wrong.
If you didn't provide a valid location of the distribution archive I would
think the result would be the missing copydist stage. For the boot setup,
plan9 usually is right for you. (If have another system installed on the
same computer you should be careful not letting the installer overwrite the
disc's mbr.)
I hope that's somewhat useful for you,
Martin
