> I was running a really bastardized mix of old and new boot software, > so it's quite possible I screwed up installing the correct MBR and > boot loader. But it might also have been a problem with the BIOS or > SATA controller on the motherboard -- it's a slightly ancient > Supermicro Atom 1U, and it doesn't like SATA hard disks, either (it's > currently talking to an IDE disk). I didn't have time to try 9atom.
that sort of machine is 9atom's original raison d'être. also there were some issues with ide in pio mode recently fixed. (credit: stallion) you may still want to look at 9atom even in ide mode. (i'm not absolving the drive. just saying that there are plan 9 issues affecting your machine.) - erik
