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Date: Mon,  3 Oct 2005 21:54:15 -0600
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Subject: [9fans] First Time Plan 9 User
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Hi,

I just started using Plan 9 and I've been having a lot of difficulty and =
I'm not sure why, but before I go on let me first mention that I'm runnin=
g Plan 9 on the latest version of qemu on Mac OS X.

So I installed it freshly from the plan9.iso.bz2 with all the default opt=
ions. When I first boot up, I run as the none user. I wanted to create a =
rian user, so i did 'con /srv/fscons' and 'uname rian rian' then control-=
/ and 'q'.

Then i did 'auth/changepass rian' entered my passwords and etc. but at th=
e end i get "changepass: blah blah rian: invalid permissions" So I figure=
d that i'd reboot the system and try logging in as rian without a passwor=
d. Rio starts up, but just stays there and doesn't do anything (I can mov=
e the mouse though).

This is all I've done, I didn't start a cpu server or anything else manua=
lly. I have a slight feeling that maybe Rio just stays empty because of a=
 bad vga driver with qemu but I can't really be sure.

I've looked at the wiki several times, but there doesn't seem to be any i=
nformation about what to do after a fresh install from the default distri=
bution. Any advice would be severely appreciated! I've been avid to use P=
lan 9 for some time now, and I hate the fact that I'm having a hard time =
getting started (I don't want a negative stimulus). Thanks!
-rian