From: "Roshan James" <rosh_spark@yahoo.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: [9fans] Getting started in Plan9 - help
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 01:32:35 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <000e01c1a1ed$88a01c40$58a709ca@rosh> (raw)
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Getting started in Plan9
-------------------------
Its been a little over a week since i got my Plan9 working and
I still seem to be in tourist mode.Lots of questions and
a few suggestions:
(I promise I have tried to answer these for myself before
before I am ask them)
It would be great if we have a school boy style step-by-step
getting-off-the-ground tour of plan9, maybe somewhere in the
wiki. I would be glad to do this, if i knew enough.
Graphics
-----------
- I am working with an S3 Trio 64v2 card, the install floppy
gave me 800*600 res,but after installation i am on 640*480 and
i cant seem to be able to change it
aux/vga -l 800x600x8
gives me
'Warning (BUG) : redefinition of aperture does not change
s3screen segment.'
in a black background in the sentre of the screen and an error
message that reads
'aux/vga: vgactlw: <size 800x600x8 m8>: vga already configured'
in the console window. it is a low end card but I believe that
I did have a higher res through the boot disk so it should be
possible here too. how can i change to a higher res ?
- If plan9 is booted through xosl in 640*480 res,plan9 graphics
display ends up corrupt. the bootloader does switch to text mode
before the OS is booted. anyother resolution or a text mode boot
loader does not seem to have a problem.
The right quarter of the screen (approx) seems to be a duplicate
of the band of the screen display between in the left part. (bad
description i know). Anyway to fix this ?
Acessibility
-------------
- How can I read a couple of html docs in Plan9 ?
- Is there a place where the uses of directories the std file system
heirarchy is discussed, esp /n ?
- /n/c: exists, how can i access the extended partitions ?
- How can i access the floppy a: ? /n/a: exists but shows no files.
- How can i access the extended windows partitions ?
- Problem with accessing C: File operations to /n/c: causes a problem
'%mkdir /n/c:/testdir'
'mkdir: cant create /n/c:/testdir: write to hungup channel'
also a black background error message comes (is there a generic name
for these messages ?)
'dossrv 45: suicide: sys: trap fault read addr=0xb pc=0x00004757'
help ?
Shell
------
- How can I find/search for a file in Plan9 ? the usual find /|grep xxx
does not exist here, what is the equivalent ?
- Why doesnt/Can rc have autocomplete and filename completion as in
bash ? This has become so neccessary.
Keys
-----
- Why cant the left/right arrow keys+home+end keys move the cursor,
it is really difficult to edit something by placing the cursor there
with the mouse.
- Unless is it part of a grander plan (no pun intended), can we move
the process interrupt key from Del to something else and have the
conventional functionality of del back ?
General
-------
- Is the option of plan9 default boot in bootsetup (during install)
safe for other OSes that exist on the system ?
- Why arent there more applications and more developers interested
in developing for plan9 ?
Russ, I think it would kill you to keep answering all the newbie
questions. Russ, Imel, Thanks for all the help you have been. I
think the Plan9 faq needs updation with some of the more generic
questions here. This is a lesson that could learned from the Win32's,
if you want the OS to grow, you have to get people comfortable with
it very fast. I think we can make that happen.
Rosh.
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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
(Lord of the Rings)
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2002-01-20 20:02 Roshan James [this message]
2002-01-20 21:01 ` Matt H
2002-01-20 22:02 ` Scott Schwartz
2002-01-22 9:54 ` ozan s yigit
2002-01-23 10:05 ` Bakul Shah
2002-01-21 10:22 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-21 10:40 ` John Murdie
2002-01-20 21:03 ` William S.
2002-01-20 21:34 ` William Josephson
2002-01-21 6:53 ` cej
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2002-01-24 16:30 Russ Cox
2002-01-24 17:34 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-23 18:24 Russ Cox
2002-01-24 9:38 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-22 18:28 David Gordon Hogan
2002-01-23 10:04 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2002-01-23 18:01 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-23 18:19 ` Ronald G Minnich
2002-01-23 18:21 ` Scott Schwartz
2002-01-24 9:38 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-23 18:46 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-24 9:38 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-24 13:01 ` David Arnold
2002-01-24 17:35 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-24 21:40 ` Dan Cross
2002-01-25 10:00 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-25 22:56 ` Dan Cross
2002-01-28 18:26 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-29 9:31 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2002-01-24 16:05 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-24 17:34 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-25 10:00 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2002-01-23 10:48 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-23 18:01 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2002-01-22 6:44 okamoto
2002-01-22 2:54 dmr
2002-01-22 11:13 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-22 17:39 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
[not found] <20020121170104.2FABD19A05@mail.cse.psu.edu>
2002-01-21 23:30 ` Andrew Simmons
2002-01-21 22:34 erik quanstrom
2002-01-21 22:15 anothy
2002-01-22 9:53 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2002-01-21 20:39 Russ Cox
2002-01-21 21:16 ` Matt H
2002-01-21 23:39 ` Quinn Dunkan
2002-01-22 15:36 ` cej
2002-01-22 15:42 ` Matt H
2002-01-22 23:02 ` skipt
2002-01-23 10:05 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2002-01-23 22:28 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2002-01-21 20:34 presotto
2002-01-21 20:21 Russ Cox
2002-01-21 20:44 ` Mike Haertel
2002-01-21 19:42 David Gordon Hogan
2002-01-21 20:28 ` Matt H
2002-01-25 10:30 ` Ralph Corderoy
2002-01-21 18:48 Russ Cox
2002-01-21 19:58 ` Mike Haertel
2002-01-21 20:05 ` James A. Robinson
2002-01-21 10:01 Re[2]: " steve.simon
2002-01-21 10:28 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-01-20 21:15 rob pike
2001-10-25 17:55 [9fans] Virtual memory in BSD and Plan9 Russ Cox
2001-10-25 18:29 ` William Josephson
2001-10-26 8:09 ` [9fans] acme bug/annoyance? Matt
2001-10-26 11:36 ` rob pike
2001-10-26 14:43 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-10-29 10:16 ` [9fans] Virtual memory in BSD and Plan9 John S. Dyson
2001-07-12 8:42 [9fans] architectures forsyth
2001-07-12 13:56 ` Laura Creighton
2001-07-12 16:13 ` Ozan Yigit
2001-07-12 16:33 ` Matt
2001-07-12 18:12 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-07-12 18:16 ` Martin Harriss
2001-07-12 18:43 ` Dan Cross
2001-07-13 14:52 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-13 15:13 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-26 16:33 [9fans] bitsy question John Packer
2001-06-26 17:10 ` [9fans] " Dan Cross
2001-06-26 19:51 ` John Packer
2001-06-26 20:34 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-29 22:32 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-27 1:15 ` [9fans] Two cpu servers? Ish Rattan
2001-06-26 20:09 ` [9fans] Re: bitsy question John Packer
2001-06-26 20:36 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-26 20:18 ` Latchesar Ionkov
2001-06-26 20:28 ` Matt
2001-06-26 22:13 ` Steve Kilbane
[not found] <matt@proweb.co.uk>
2001-06-12 0:39 ` [9fans] help, i'm in a wet paper bag and I can't get out Matt
2001-06-12 0:55 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-06-12 1:12 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 1:00 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 1:30 ` Jonathan Sergent
2001-06-15 8:27 ` Hermann Samso
2001-06-15 11:53 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-15 12:18 ` Matt
2001-06-15 14:01 ` Matt
2001-06-15 14:25 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] <vikki@proweb.co.uk>
2001-06-10 17:32 ` [9fans] string to list? vikki
2001-06-10 17:47 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-10 17:55 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-10 18:03 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-06-10 21:48 ` Matt
2001-06-10 22:24 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-06-10 22:30 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-09 17:22 [9fans] could those of you who have students check this out for forsyth
2001-06-09 18:50 ` [9fans] Re: the 'science' in computer science andrey mirtchovski
2001-06-09 17:56 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-11 8:27 ` pac
2001-06-11 15:19 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-11 21:43 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] ` <0cb501c0f2bf$97cacea0$e8b7c6d4@SOMA>
2001-06-11 22:43 ` paurea
2001-06-12 14:18 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-12 15:50 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 18:48 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-12 0:09 ` Scott Merrilees
2001-06-12 0:16 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-12 0:42 ` Scott Merrilees
2001-06-12 1:08 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] ` <0cc301c0f2c0$78949560$e8b7c6d4@SOMA>
2001-06-12 14:12 ` Dan Cross
2001-06-16 23:34 ` Matt
2001-06-28 21:29 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-06-28 22:03 ` Matt
2001-06-28 23:20 ` George Michaelson
2001-06-29 21:27 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-18 15:49 ` Ralph Corderoy
2001-06-29 4:30 ` Lucio De Re
2000-09-07 21:57 [9fans] new versions of graphics programs? rob pike
2000-09-07 22:50 ` Jim Choate
[not found] ` <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
2000-09-07 22:35 ` Tom Duff
2000-09-07 23:24 ` Jim Choate
2000-09-08 15:28 ` please_no_spam_to_
[not found] ` <D.M.Pick@qmw.ac.uk>
2000-09-08 16:43 ` Tom Duff
2000-08-18 15:34 [9fans] Re: Solaris thread scheaduling rob pike
[not found] ` <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
2000-08-02 14:48 ` [9fans] pipefile rob pike
2000-08-02 15:49 ` James A. Robinson
2000-08-18 20:25 ` [9fans] Re: Solaris thread scheaduling Tom Duff
2000-09-06 21:59 ` [9fans] Reliable Cray Y-MP C90 Supercomputer rob pike
2000-09-06 22:02 ` James A. Robinson
2000-09-06 22:14 ` Boyd Roberts
2000-09-06 22:11 ` Boyd Roberts
2000-09-07 22:18 ` [9fans] new versions of graphics programs? Tom Duff
2000-11-01 22:23 ` [9fans] /n/smtp rob pike
2000-11-01 22:38 ` Scott Schwartz
2000-11-24 0:41 ` [9fans] Crazy idea... or a new project? rob pike
2000-11-24 0:48 ` Boyd Roberts
2000-11-24 22:13 ` Scott Schwartz
2000-11-24 22:24 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-02-06 17:11 ` [9fans] azerty [french] keyboard support rob pike
2001-02-06 19:10 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-02-06 19:23 ` Dan Cross
2001-02-07 15:23 ` [9fans] 9p2k, fsync rob pike
2001-02-07 18:42 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-02-08 1:19 ` Dan Cross
2001-02-08 9:43 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-02-14 13:51 ` [9fans] isatty rob pike
2001-02-14 16:42 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-03-26 14:12 ` [9fans] sam mod for delete-forward rob pike
2001-03-26 15:37 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-03-27 8:25 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-03-27 14:01 ` Sam
2001-03-27 16:51 ` Dan Cross
2001-03-28 8:37 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-03-29 8:26 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-03-26 15:42 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-05-10 14:59 ` [9fans] snprint(), getfields() specification rob pike
2001-05-10 16:42 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-05-10 18:13 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-05-10 21:38 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-11 6:51 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-05-19 14:14 ` Re[4]: [9fans] home, end ^h^j^k^l rob pike
2001-05-19 14:26 ` Re[6]: " Matt H
2001-05-19 22:45 ` [9fans] ls -m Scott Schwartz
2001-05-19 22:50 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-19 15:35 ` Re[4]: [9fans] home, end ^h^j^k^l James A. Robinson
2001-05-19 20:36 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-19 23:30 ` Richard Elberger
2001-05-20 2:37 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-20 7:03 ` Lucio De Re
2001-05-20 11:16 ` paurea
2001-05-20 13:11 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-20 13:04 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-23 8:24 ` Randolph Fritz
2001-05-23 8:46 ` Re[6]: " Matt H
2001-05-23 9:04 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-20 0:16 ` [9fans] ls -m rob pike
2001-05-20 0:31 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-20 1:38 ` [9fans] mouse vs key Scott Schwartz
2001-05-20 6:29 ` Dan Cross
2001-05-20 8:09 ` Matt H
2001-05-20 11:35 ` Re[2]: [9fans] mouse vs key - nethack matt
2001-05-20 13:13 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-05-20 12:50 ` [9fans] mouse vs key Boyd Roberts
2001-05-29 4:27 ` [9fans] src vs db rob pike
2001-05-29 4:37 ` Scott Schwartz
2001-07-11 19:22 ` [9fans] sam vs acme rob pike
2001-07-11 20:08 ` James A. Robinson
2001-08-14 12:54 ` [9fans] User Interface rob pike
2001-08-14 15:01 ` James A. Robinson
2001-08-16 13:45 ` phaet0n
2001-08-20 8:57 ` Randolph Fritz
2001-12-02 3:10 ` [9fans] plumb rob pike
2001-12-02 3:31 ` Scott Schwartz
2002-01-30 5:52 ` [9fans] venti rob pike
2002-01-30 6:23 ` George Michaelson
2002-01-30 8:07 ` paurea
2002-01-30 11:17 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-03-01 6:20 ` Fwd: Re: [9fans] samuel (fwd) rob pike
2002-03-01 6:34 ` George Michaelson
2002-03-01 12:04 ` Boyd Roberts
2002-04-27 16:35 ` [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available rob pike, esq.
2002-04-27 18:24 ` Scott Schwartz
2002-04-27 22:14 ` Laura Creighton
2002-04-29 9:37 ` Andrew
2002-06-28 16:49 ` [9fans] dumb question rob pike, esq.
2002-06-29 2:23 ` Scott Schwartz
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