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From: Michael Yockey myockey@news.ccit.arizona.edu
Subject: Plan9 boots, but no windowing system
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 14:37:31 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19950922183731._roRw2UtufFuHa5MJrOWC46oIlr3oSq3AzS1bm3HDLM@z> (raw)


Hi you'all,

let me first say i think plan9 has alot of potential.

my problem is this:
after downloading and installing the 4 disk distribution, i rebooted and
typed (as in the documentation):
plan9\b
it boots alright, but it fails to start the windowing system.
it reports:
fs...time...
init: starting /bin/rc
/bin/dossrv 18: serving #s/dos
init: rc exit status: rc 8:false

init: starting /bin/rc
term%

is this a vga problem?  the machine is an 8mb AST 486sx/25 with
a cirrus logic graphics chip.  i have tried changing it to 640x480x1,
but that still doesn't help.

Mike

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             reply	other threads:[~1995-09-22 18:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1995-09-22 18:37 Michael [this message]
1995-09-23 12:28 presotto
1995-09-23 12:45 presotto

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