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From: John Floren <slawmaster@gma...>
Subject: Adding to wiki, installation, boot setup, edit..
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:56:38 -0400

On 9/23/06, Ben Huxham <gimfred@gma...> wrote:
> How do I go about editing the installation wiki if I don't have a
> networked Plan 9 system? I would like to add the following:
> 'linux: to boot from a previously installed linux system, with plan 9
> on the second (empty) hd drive:  when asked to choose a boot method,
> press (control + d).
> Reboot to linux and add the following to the end of '/boot/grub/menu.lst' :
> title plan 9
>    rootnoverify (hd1,0)
>    savedefault
>    makeactive
>    chainloader +1
>
> Then reboot, and test the plan 9 option!
> Note: For help with GRUB see
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/index.html'
>
> Having recently installed Plan 9, I had to do the not so difficult job
> of transfering lilo specific instructions to grub from a web search.
> was disappointed that the install didn't have any options for booting
> with linux. Hopefully this may save someone the few minutes to work it
> out or for guru's hours explaining how to do so;
>

Erik has mentioned p9p and kernels with 9p compiled in. I personally
would suggest the quick fix, which is to ask for an account on a
public Plan 9 server such as 9grid.de. Although the connection may be
slow, you can immediately use acme to edit the wiki. I would offer you
an account on my U.S. machine, but it's currently down for
upgrades/maintenance.

John Floren
-- 
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" -- Shakespeare, Henry VI