> As I cannot force plan 9 to use my sata disk, I've decided to buy a sata to
> usb convertor.
> After compiling the usb tools on 9atom, I can find my disk under /dev/sdU1.0
> and now is the time to
> prepare the disk partitions in order to install plan 9. Disk which I want to
> use isn't empty
> (it contains some of ext4s and swap) but I want to format the entire disk. In
> 9atom doc's pages
> I've found some example how to initialize the blank disk:
>
> Initialize the blank disk /dev/sdC0/data.
> disk/mbr –m /386/mbr /dev/sdC0/data
> disk/fdisk –baw /dev/sdC0/data
> disk/prep –bw –a^(9fat nvram fossil cache swap) /dev/sdC0/plan9
> disk/format –b /386/pbslba –d –r 2 /dev/sdC0/9fat \
> /386/9load /386/9pcf /tmp/plan9.ini
unfortunately usb disk devices are not directly partitionable.
this can be solved on 9atom with sdloop
addloop u /dev/sdU1.0/data
this will create /dev/sdu0/^(ctl data) which you can then partition
with diskparts. (if using the standard distribution use diskparts(8) and
the file will be /dev/sdXX/data)
if you do a pull as glenda, or alternately
mount /srv/boot /n/root &&
9fs atom &&
disk/mkfs -vkU -s /n/atom/plan9^`{pwd} -d . <{echo +}
you can then try "mkusbboot -p `{echo +}". this may actually work.
let me know if it has not, as i haven't had a chance to test it.
> BTW. If there is any method to compile all the 9atom sources at once(simpler
> that writting rc script)?
cd /sys/src; mk install && mk clean
there is not enough room on the usb key to install all.
- erik
