From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <002d01c241b2$f6110590$6500a8c0@martin> From: "Martin Duffy" To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C24188.FBF94410" Subject: [9fans] VMware Distro getting started Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 22:46:51 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: da609d5e-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C24188.FBF94410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am new to Plan9. I downloaded the VMWare distribution. It boots and after what appears to be a normal startup I get the following prompt: root is from (il, local)[local!#S/sdC0/fs]: I get no other prompt so that I can "login as glenda" I can do a ^T^Tr and reboot I have not idea what to do next. Should I create a auth server? Is this already some sort of a server? does fs in the command prompt =3D file server?I have no idea. Every command that I type is echoed in the prompt but = nothing seems to do anything. Except the reboot sequence. Please do not send me to the wiki pages without any other instructions. I do not see anything there that helps to use the VMWare distribution. There are absolutly NO instructions provided with the VMWare distribution? NOT even a readme? Any direction would be appreciated Martin ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C24188.FBF94410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am new to Plan9.

I downloaded the VMWare distribution. It = boots=20 and after what appears
to be a normal startup I get the following=20 prompt:

root is from (il, = local)[local!#S/sdC0/fs]:

I get=20 no other prompt so that I can "login as glenda"

I can do a ^T^Tr = and=20 reboot

I have not idea what to do next. Should I create a auth = server? Is=20 this
already
some sort of a server? does fs in the command prompt = =3D file=20 server?I
have no idea. Every command that I type is echoed in the = prompt but=20 nothing
seems to do anything. Except the reboot = sequence.

Please do=20 not send me to the wiki pages without any other
instructions. I do = not see=20 anything there that helps to use the = VMWare
distribution.

There are=20 absolutly NO instructions provided with the VMWare
distribution? NOT = even a=20 readme?

Any direction would be=20 appreciated

Martin

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C24188.FBF94410-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <55c64ade08f0468faa066d3d75601a54@plan9.bell-labs.com> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu, mduffy@starsoftcorp.com Subject: Re: [9fans] VMware Distro getting started From: "Russ Cox" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:57:55 -0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: da6c2ebc-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Type enter at the root is from prompt, and then type glenda at the user prompt. There will be a fair amount of introductory material on the screen once the system finishes booting. Sorry about the confusion with the root prompt. Russ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: Martin Duffy Message-ID: References: <55c64ade08f0468faa066d3d75601a54@plan9.bell-labs.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] VMware Distro getting started Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:59:23 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: da830830-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Got it Everything seems to be working. I appreciate the help.... "Russ Cox" wrote in message news:55c64ade08f0468faa066d3d75601a54@plan9.bell-labs.com... > Type enter at the root is from prompt, > and then type glenda at the user prompt. > > There will be a fair amount of introductory > material on the screen once the system finishes > booting. Sorry about the confusion with the root > prompt. > > Russ