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Download patch

ref: 2c6867b7550a60218f3e951b28a2a09491d81e3c
parent: e8825725f9c4eea325633219eda544457d70dc5e
author: jrmu <jrmu@inter9>
date: Wed Oct 4 10:36:54 EDT 2023

Partdisk

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+# Partdisk
+
+At installation time if you see something like the following: 
+
+
+
+    /dev/sdE0: M4-C5064M4SSD2
+    /dev/sdE0/data
+    /dev/sdE0/plan9
+    
+    term% inst/start
+    
+    ...
+    
+    The following Plan 9 disk partitions were found.
+    
+    /dev/sdE0/plan9
+    
+    Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sdE0/plan9)[/dev/sdE0/plan9]:
+    
+    
+    This is disk/prep; use it to subdivide the PLan 9 partition.
+    If it is not yet subdivided, a sensible layout will be suggested;
+    you can probably just type 'w' and then 'q'.
+    
+    there's a fat partition where the
+    plan 9 partition table would go.
+    If you really want to overwrite it, zero
+    the second sector of the disk adn try again
+    
+
+% dd -if /dev/zero -of /dev/sdE0/data -count 50000 
+
+That will wipe out the first sectors of the disk and allow Plan 9 to continue installation.
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