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[9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot
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Lucio De Re
2012-08-17 10:30:47 UTC
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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
iainws
2012-08-17 11:05:43 UTC
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Post by Lucio De Re
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/
Lucio De Re
2012-08-17 11:57:30 UTC
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Post by iainws
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.
You missed the bit about being 1400 km from the host :-) I'm not sure
about SCSI disk errors that seem to be popping up; everything else
about ESXi seems OK with me.

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erik quanstrom
2012-08-17 15:23:32 UTC
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Post by Lucio De Re
I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally.
the not-so-virtual virtual machine?

- erik
Lucio De Re
2012-08-18 14:08:05 UTC
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Post by erik quanstrom
Post by Lucio De Re
I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally.
the not-so-virtual virtual machine?
No, the physical hardware, co-hosted in Cape Town. Changing the
underlying virtualiser would be quite a mission from my current
location. I am going to upload an atom ISO image, though, if you
(Erik) point me to the smallest, recent version you have handy :-)

++L
erik quanstrom
2012-08-18 14:26:41 UTC
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Post by Lucio De Re
No, the physical hardware, co-hosted in Cape Town. Changing the
underlying virtualiser would be quite a mission from my current
location. I am going to upload an atom ISO image, though, if you
(Erik) point me to the smallest, recent version you have handy :-)
http://ftp.quanstro.net/other/9atom.iso.bz2.

the kernels are also in the same directory.

9pc.gz 9pccd.gz 9pccpu.dbg.gz 9pccpu.gz 9pccpuf.gz 9pcdisk.gz 9pcf.gz 9pcflop.gz

- erik
Lucio De Re
2012-08-18 14:37:44 UTC
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http://ftp.quanstro.net/other/9atom.iso.bz2.
Thank you, I'll give it a try sometimes later, let you know what I
discover...

++L
erik quanstrom
2012-08-18 14:39:53 UTC
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Post by Lucio De Re
http://ftp.quanstro.net/other/9atom.iso.bz2.
Thank you, I'll give it a try sometimes later, let you know what I
discover...
please use http, as ftp seems to have an issue that can cause
connection hangs, especially with os-x.

i believe i've found and fixed the problem with tcp, but it's
not up on the gateway machine yet. i hope to do that tomorrow.

- erik
Lucio De Re
2012-08-18 15:07:09 UTC
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Post by erik quanstrom
please use http, as ftp seems to have an issue that can cause
connection hangs, especially with os-x.
No problem, although I'm likely to do this from a Plan 9 terminal or
CPU server. Although I presume fcp(1) isn't an option?
Post by erik quanstrom
i believe i've found and fixed the problem with tcp, but it's
not up on the gateway machine yet. i hope to do that tomorrow.
Sounds very promising, thank you for your dedication. And looking
forward to the patches and a trouble-free(er) Plan 9 TCP stack.

++L

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