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From: LiteStar numnums <litestar@gma...>
Subject: Adding to wiki, installation, boot setup, edit..
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:06:51 -0400

What about some 'perty' code wrapped around Newsham's Python 9p? Would work
on other systems without the need for p9p...

On 9/23/06, John Floren <slawmaster@gma...> wrote:
>
> 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
>



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