Re: [9fans] I can't boot Plan 9 after install it with 9atom (the system is rebooted)

2011-04-10 Thread pmarin
Ok. I have installed Plan9 in an empty hard disk and the bootloader works fine.
have the bootloader got any problems if the Plan9 partition is above
1024 cylinders?

Cheers.
pmarin

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:18 AM, pmarin pmarin.m...@gmail.com wrote:
 I have a problem after installing 9atom in an old HP Optiplex GX110
 (i810e/PIII)

 When I start the machine the screen only show
   PBS2...Plan 9 from Bell Labs
 and after a few second the machine is rebooted.

 Can someone tell me what I have to do now?

 Some info ( a few Spanglish sorry):
 fdisk -l
   Disco /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30060527616 bytes
   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3654 cylinders
   Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
   Disk identifier: 0x

   Disposit. Inicio    Comienzo      Fin      Bloques  Id  Sistema
   /dev/hda1               1 1216 9767488+  83  Linux
   /dev/hda2            1217        1338      979965    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
   /dev/hda3   *        1339        3654    18603270   39  Plan 9
   /dev/hda5            1217        1338      979933+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

 lspci
   00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (GMCH)
 Graphics Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
   00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133
 (CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller (rev 03)
   00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
   00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
   00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA
 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
   01:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
   01:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
   01:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
   01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M
 [Tornado] (rev 78)




Re: [9fans] I can't boot Plan 9 after install it with 9atom (the system is rebooted)

2011-04-10 Thread erik quanstrom
On Sun Apr 10 09:12:49 EDT 2011, pmarin.m...@gmail.com wrote:
 Ok. I have installed Plan9 in an empty hard disk and the bootloader works 
 fine.
 have the bootloader got any problems if the Plan9 partition is above
 1024 cylinders?

i'm glad you got things working.

clearly the pbs loaded something, but its calculations
could have gone wrong, or it's an intel-related ide
problem.  it's hard to tell without the hardware in hand.

- erik



[9fans] I can't boot Plan 9 after install it with 9atom (the system is rebooted)

2011-04-08 Thread pmarin
I have a problem after installing 9atom in an old HP Optiplex GX110
(i810e/PIII)

When I start the machine the screen only show
   PBS2...Plan 9 from Bell Labs
and after a few second the machine is rebooted.

Can someone tell me what I have to do now?

Some info ( a few Spanglish sorry):
fdisk -l
   Disco /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30060527616 bytes
   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3654 cylinders
   Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
   Disk identifier: 0x

   Disposit. InicioComienzo  Fin  Bloques  Id  Sistema
   /dev/hda1   11216 9767488+  83  Linux
   /dev/hda212171338  979965f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
   /dev/hda3   *1339365418603270   39  Plan 9
   /dev/hda512171338  979933+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

lspci
   00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (GMCH)
Graphics Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
   00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133
(CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller (rev 03)
   00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
   00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
   00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus Controller (rev 02)
   00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA
AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
   01:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
   01:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
   01:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
   01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M
[Tornado] (rev 78)