erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> schrieb:
>> I'm planning to install Plan 9 on a spare i386 machine, a Dell
>Inspiron Mini 9 netbook.
>>
>> I have googled a bit and my best bet seems to be the 9atom
>distribution. However
>> the netbook doesn't have a CDROM and I would habe to buy an
>USB-CDROM-Drive.
>> Thus my questions:
>> * Has anyone tried Plan 9 on this or similar hardware?
>> * Can Plan 9 boot of an USB-CDROM?
>
>the 9atom installer is a little too dumb to boot from a usb-cdrom.
>i think what you'd really want is a bootable usb key. does that sound
>right?
Right, a bootable usb-key would be fantastic. Can the 9atom installer
boot from one? Can I use one of the Linux or Windows based tools
to make one?
>
>i don't think that will be too hard to build, if you think that'll do
>the
>trick.
>
>- erik
Many thanks for your quick reply.
Alexander
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