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From: forsyth@pla... forsyth@pla...
Subject: Auth server help..
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:32:14 BST

>>root if from (il, incon)[il]: il
>>boot: opening ip ether: no free devices
>>panic: boot process died: unknown

since it hasn't found any ethernet devices, i'd check the ether configuration
lines in plan9.ini (and check that it is using the correct plan9.ini file).
i believe you ought to see an announcement when the plan 9 kernel starts
giving (at least) the machine's ethernet type, ether address, irq, etc.