> 9null (the project we're talking about) doesn't require any of it, but > allows it. you can have a fat partition with plan9.ini and, say, 9pcf. > but it can't reside at the very beginning of the disk. in fact, you > should be able to have plan9.ini and kernels anywhere you want: > fossil, kfs, ext2, iso9660, &c. > > the Plan 9 slice layout used by 9null is: > sector 0: pbs > sector 1: Plan 9 partition table > sector 2..k: 9pcload kernel > sector k..n: data
is there a 9pxenull? that is a PXE-loadable 9null. all machines here except the auth and file servers PXE boot. - erik
