Sadly, I was too optimistic when SATA install succeeded... :-( This is a report of error messages I've got while booting new system on (and from) sdE0:
sdiahci: drive 0 in state ready after 0 resets # SATA HD with Plan 9 system on it sdiahci: drive 1 won't come up; in state new after 10 resets # SATA DVD sdE1 waitready: [new] task=50 sstat=113 sdE1 waitready: [new] task=50 sstat=113 sdE1 waitready: [new] task=50 sstat=113 sdE1 waitready: [new] task=50 sstat=113 sdE1 not responding; offline sdiahci: drive 2 won't come up; in state portreset after 10 resets sdiahci: drive 3 won't come up; in state portreset after 10 resets sdiahci: drive 0 in state missing after 0 resets # strange! sdiahci: drive 1 in state missing after 0 resets # strange! . 1. 1 2. 1 3. none of the above *nobiosload: 1 [snip] user[none]: glenda sdE0: LLBA blah blah ... sdE1: LBA 0 sectors time... fossil(#S/sdE0/fossil)...version...time init: starting /bin/rc sdEO: i/o error d0 @206,672 fossil: diskReadRaw failed: /dev/sdE0/fossil: score 0x0000005e: part=label block 94: i/o error sdEO: i/o error d0 @ 3,707,248 fossil: diskReadRaw failed: /dev/sdE0/fossil: score 0x000029a4: part=data block c0660: i/o error aux/vga: error reading block 0x000029a4 rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: no frame buffer init: rc exit status: rio 29: display open init: starting /bin/rc == Other time, rio comes up, with acme running, but: term% 9fat: sdE0: i/o error d0 @ 4,317,856 # the number after @ changes when cmd is repeated fossil: diskReadRaw failed: /dev/sdE0/fossil: score 0x0000beb7: part=data block 48823: i/o error # the numbers after 'score' and 'block' change when cmd is repeated Sorry for being so verbose, but I can't realize which parts are not significant, thanks, wishing a great day, ++pac.