[9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

I haven't checked all possibilities, but perhaps someone here has a quick fix. I'm trying to boot a Plan 9 ISO image from a few weeks back (date indeterminate, right now) under VMware ESXi, but it seems to jam at the "PBSR...I" prompt (text cursor on the following line). I tried both the primary and the secondary masters for the virtual CD Drive. Sadly, there are many errors in the Venti arenas and they don't look as if they can be fixed, so I'm resorting to a re-install, if I can get that right, it is an expendable VM, but I'd like to deploy it in a more productive role.. I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally. Also, the CD root seems to be Jul 17, 10:00. The disk images mounts OK and seems healthy. ++L

On Friday, 17 August 2012 20:30:47 UTC+10, Lucio De Re wrote: > I haven't checked all possibilities, but perhaps someone here has a > > quick fix. > > > > I'm trying to boot a Plan 9 ISO image from a few weeks back (date > > indeterminate, right now) under VMware ESXi, but it seems to jam at > > the "PBSR...I" prompt (text cursor on the following line). I tried > > both the primary and the secondary masters for the virtual CD Drive. > > > > Sadly, there are many errors in the Venti arenas and they don't look > > as if they can be fixed, so I'm resorting to a re-install, if I can > > get that right, it is an expendable VM, but I'd like to deploy it in a > > more productive role.. > > > > I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally. > > > > Also, the CD root seems to be Jul 17, 10:00. The disk images mounts > > OK and seems healthy. > > > > ++L I suggest not using VMware for the installation, but Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ instead; I've had no issues with installation, and it can be configured quickly. If you decide to use this method then be sure to configure your net connection to Intel PRO/1000 MT Server (82545EM) Follow instructions from here: http://plan9docs.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/installing-plan-9-on-virtualbox/