[9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[IainWS]

I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.

The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message "permission denied".
Where is it?

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[David du Colombier]

> I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
> however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
> inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.
>
> The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
> and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
> touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message "permission denied".
> Where is it?

Type '9fat:', then edit /n/9fat/plan9.ini.
See dossrv(4).

--
David du Colombier

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[IainWS]

On May 10, 9:50 pm, 0in...@gmail.com (David du Colombier) wrote:
> > I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
> > however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
> > inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.
>
> > The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
> > and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
> > touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message "permission denied".
> > Where is it?
>
> Type '9fat:', then edit /n/9fat/plan9.ini.
> See dossrv(4).
>
> --
> David du Colombier

Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[erik quanstrom]

> Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.

don't drop the ":".  you need to type "9fat:".

- erik

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[Nicolas Bercher]

On 10/05/2012 14:10, IainWS wrote:
> Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.

Type 9fat: not 9fat

Nicolas

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[IainWS]

On May 10, 10:15 pm, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:
> > Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.
>
> don't drop the ":".  you need to type "9fat:".
>
> - erik

Thanks mate it worked first go.

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[Jack Norton]

On 5/10/2012 7:38 AM, IainWS wrote:
> On May 10, 10:15 pm, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:
>>> Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.
>>
>> don't drop the ":".  you need to type "9fat:".
>>
>> - erik
>
> Thanks mate it worked first go.
>

I know this will sound terribly stupid but I've a good beginners tip:
open up two rio windows (nice and large).  in one, `lc /bin`.  in the
other, go through each binary in bin you listed and execute.  If
something isn't obvious, then man that binary.  if there is no man page,
go to /sys/src/cmd and find the source and read it.
After that, then have a look in /rc/bin as well.

Just poke around.  Assume that you will probably hose your system a few
times in the process.  In fact, if you haven't hosed your system yet,
you aren't climbing up the learning curve.

-Jack

Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

[erik quanstrom]

> The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
> and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
> touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message "permission denied".
> Where is it?

did you forget the leading "/"?  if not, did you run 9fat:?

- erik