Thank you for the explanation about the boot program. It worked. I will try to modify plan9.ini so that I do not have to enter the commands manually. Best Wishes, bengt On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 at 02:56, Jacob Moody wrote: > On 3/23/24 11:04, Bengt Kleberg wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I try to get 9front running in a x86_64 VM. From > > https://9front.org/iso I have 9front-10277.amd64.qcow2. From > > http://fqa.9front.org/fqa3.html#3.3.1 I created the command > > > > $ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 \ > > -net nic,model=virtio,macaddr=00:20:91:37:33:77 -net user \ > > -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \ > > -drive if=none,id=vd0,file=9front-10277.qcow2.img \ > > -device scsi-hd,drive=vd0 > > > > This will pop-up a small window with 9front where i can select > > bootargs and user. Which is good. But I get an error: > > bind: #i: no frame buffer > > > > And then rio can not open display. > > > > I get a (rc) shell, but would like graphics. > > > > How do I add a frame buffer to either 9front-10277.qcow2.img or to the > > QEMU command? > > The amd64 qcow2 does not configure a graphical interface by default. > You can change this by changing values in the plan9.ini during boot. > Those would be. You can do this by pressing keys while it boots until > you get dropped at a: > > > prompt then typing to following: > > vgasize=ask > monitor=ask > mouseport=ask > boot > > Or you can just do as another person mentioned in this thread and use the > ISO file. > > -- Bengt Kleberg -- Product Development --------------------------------------- enabling your networks ------------------------------------- Travelping GmbH Roentgenstraße 13 39108 Magdeburg Germany phone: +49 391 660 98560 mail: info@travelping.com website: https://www.travelping.com/ Company registration: Amtsgericht Stendal Managing Director: Holger Winkelmann Reg. No.: HRB 10578 VAT ID: DE236673780