* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available
@ 2002-04-29 11:59 forsyth
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: forsyth @ 2002-04-29 11:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
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you need the small repair i posted earlier
for /sys/src/cmd/aux/vga/3dfx.c (it was
wrong before but not noticed).
term% yesterday -d 3dfx.c
diff /n/dump/2002/04291/sys/src/cmd/aux/vga/3dfx.c 3dfx.c
30c30
< ulong r[Nior/4];
---
> ulong r[Nior];
much good it does you before installation, but once it appears
in the downloadable floppy image, you can proceed.
i can generate one myself if you're in a great hurry, but otherwise
i thought the fewer variants in flight at this stage, the less
confusing it would be.
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:37:20 GMT
Message-ID: <gTBy8.14791$ao1.8527@rwcrnsc54>
I've been trying to install it and here's what I got so far:
<snip>
kfs...version...time
init: starting /bin/rc
dossrv: serving #s/dos
assert failed: (*t)->magic==FREE_MAGIC
vga 52: suicide: sys: trap: fault read addr=0x0 pc=0x000260e6
assert failed: (*t)->magic==FREE_MAGIC
vga 55: suicide: sys: trap: fault read addr=0x0 pc=0x000260e6
rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: no frame buffer
init: rc exit status: rc 10: rio 67: display open
and then it shows prompt.
R3 installation was able to init display on this voodoo 3 3000 card with no
problem.
What's the problem now?
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* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available
@ 2002-04-27 18:28 Russ Cox
2002-04-27 19:27 ` Mike Haertel
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Russ Cox @ 2002-04-27 18:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> Does that really mean that mice plugged into serial ports don't work?
Unfortunately, yes. The uart code got rewritten
and serial mouse support never made it back in.
We didn't notice until two days ago. (I guess
we don't use that many serial mice.)
If you have a PS/2 system to install on, the serial
mouse support should be trivial to add back.
It's commented out at the moment. It was just too
big a change to put in untested at the last minute.
Russ
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* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available 2002-04-27 18:28 Russ Cox @ 2002-04-27 19:27 ` Mike Haertel 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Mike Haertel @ 2002-04-27 19:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans It would be kind of nice if the 3rd edition pages (including the distribution and updates) were still up somewhere, if only for archival reasons. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available @ 2002-04-27 16:44 andrey mirtchovski 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: andrey mirtchovski @ 2002-04-27 16:44 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans i suggest we wait a day with submitting the news to slashdot, so people here on the list can download the new release before everyone else jumps on :) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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* [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available @ 2002-04-27 16:35 ` rob pike, esq. 2002-04-27 18:24 ` Scott Schwartz ` (2 more replies) 0 siblings, 3 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: rob pike, esq. @ 2002-04-27 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans The Fourth Edition of Plan 9 may now be downloaded from http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist As usual, this is an open source release. The release notes summarize the changes; a copy is attached but they are available in other formats at: http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/release4.html http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/release4.ps http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/release4.pdf ==== Plan 9 From Bell Labs Fourth Release Notes April, 2002 Copyright (C) 2002 Lucent Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved The fourth release of the Plan 9 operating system from Bell Labs packages a major overhaul of the system at every level. From the underlying file system protocol, 9P, through the kernel, libraries, and applications, almost everything has been modified and, in many cases, redesigned or rewritten. The most significant change is that 9P has been redesigned to address a number of shortcomings, most important, its previous inability to handle long file names. Unfortu- nately, squeezing long names onto the disks of existing file servers is a messy business that we're still grappling with, so at the moment fs(4) and kfs(4) can't yet handle long names, although they do talk the new protocol. (In fact, they talk both old and new, as required, to ease transi- tion.) In the meantime, there is a workaround - lnfs(4) - and many of the other file servers such as ramfs(4) and u9fs(4) work just fine with long names. It's only the stan- dard disk-resident file servers that don't, and as soon we have versions that do, we'll release them. The following is a partial list of the major changes throughout the system. * The file system protocol, 9P, has been reworked. It now has variable-length names, so it can handle long names but also is more compact when handling short ones. It uses a different format that is easily parsed, eliminating the need for the old aux/fcall utility, and delegates its authenti- cation duties to an external agent, factotum. * Security has been a focus of attention. A new security agent, factotum(4), manages passwords and other secrets and, coupled with a new secure file store secstore(4), enables secure single sign-on. * Cpu, import, and exportfs all encrypt their connections now, and since they use the new 9P they also use new network port numbers. A new service aan(1) is used by import to make its network connections more reliable in the face of network outages. The old ports still work, through the agency of a protocol conversion filter srvold9p(4). * We are phasing out the IL protocol since it doesn't handle long-distance connections well (and long-distance networks don't handle it well, either). IL is still used by fs(4) (in time, that too will change) but TCP has become the stan- dard protocol for all other services. * The software for the new network-resident secure block store, venti(8), is included with this distribution. We are in the process of reworking fs(4) to use Venti rather than a WORM as its permanent block repository/backup medium, but that code is only in the design stage and is not included in this release. * The need to handle longer file names triggered a rethink- ing of the way the system handles strings in general. The kernel is now more explanatory when it gives an error mes- sage and more consistent in how it handles strings such as commands to devices. The interfaces to many of the system calls, such as errstr(2) and wait(2) all had to change as a result, as did the library interface to read directories, stat(2) and its relatives. * The formatted I/O package described in print(2) and fmtinstall(2) has been redesigned. Although the basic interface is unchanged, it now runs without locks and has an internal buffer management mechanism that means print no longer needs a large on-stack buffer. The interface for writing custom print verbs and custom formatted I/O routines has also been greatly improved. * The thread library thread(2) has been completely rewrit- ten. The main visible change is that, coupled with the changes to printing, threadprint is gone; you can just use print or fprint at will. * Support for electronic mail has been extended in many ways and now includes some new spam filtering tools, much better (and more standard) handling of MIME messages, the ability to render incoming HTML mail, and much more. There are so many changes to the programming interfaces of the system that they are described in a separate document, entitled Changes to the Programming Environment in the Fourth Release of Plan 9. Please read it before you start updating your own software to run under the new system. The installation method has also changed and we're moving towards a new method for maintaining updates. The Plan 9 Wiki (http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9) and Usenet group (comp.os.plan9) are the places to visit to learn more and stay current. In particular, the installation notes are now maintained in the Wiki; the traditional papers on installation and start-up are gone. There's lots more new stuff. If you have problems, mail 9trouble@plan9.bell-labs.com or, better, check the wiki http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9 or ask the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.plan9. Good Luck! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available 2002-04-27 16:35 ` rob pike, esq. @ 2002-04-27 18:24 ` Scott Schwartz 2002-04-27 22:14 ` Laura Creighton 2002-04-29 9:37 ` Andrew 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Scott Schwartz @ 2002-04-27 18:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Rob announces: > The Fourth Edition of Plan 9 may now be downloaded from Yay! Thanks guys! One question, though... The supported hardware page says: Serial mouse support has existed in the past and will exist in the future, but is not currently available. Sorry. <Scott looks at his serial mouse> <Looks at the web page> <Looks at mouse> Does that really mean that mice plugged into serial ports don't work? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available 2002-04-27 16:35 ` rob pike, esq. 2002-04-27 18:24 ` Scott Schwartz @ 2002-04-27 22:14 ` Laura Creighton 2002-04-29 9:37 ` Andrew 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Laura Creighton @ 2002-04-27 22:14 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Congratulations and thanks everybody. Laura Creighton ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] Fourth Release of Plan 9 Now Available 2002-04-27 16:35 ` rob pike, esq. 2002-04-27 18:24 ` Scott Schwartz 2002-04-27 22:14 ` Laura Creighton @ 2002-04-29 9:37 ` Andrew 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Andrew @ 2002-04-29 9:37 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans I've been trying to install it and here's what I got so far: <snip> kfs...version...time init: starting /bin/rc dossrv: serving #s/dos assert failed: (*t)->magic==FREE_MAGIC vga 52: suicide: sys: trap: fault read addr=0x0 pc=0x000260e6 assert failed: (*t)->magic==FREE_MAGIC vga 55: suicide: sys: trap: fault read addr=0x0 pc=0x000260e6 rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: no frame buffer init: rc exit status: rc 10: rio 67: display open and then it shows prompt. R3 installation was able to init display on this voodoo 3 3000 card with no problem. What's the problem now? -- DISCLAIMER: <DEFAULT DISCLAIMER> ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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