From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:59:12 -0700 From: "e.c.sharpe" To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Message-Id: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [9fans] Noob hardware question Topicbox-Message-UUID: 68aee33a-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Greetings, I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try it out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct. Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any reason why it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen quite a few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite, nothing about the Portege though. Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you have a really lively community. Thanks Much, ecs From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3096bd910606111304p78fc74cagb0026f90e7287ce5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200 From: "Rodolfo (kix)" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question In-Reply-To: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_65051_2776669.1150056243605" References: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 68bb1b28-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 ------=_Part_65051_2776669.1150056243605 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline What is the problem? 2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe : > > Greetings, > > I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try it > out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but > couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct. > Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I > wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any > reason why it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen quite a > few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite, nothing > about the Portege though. > > Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you have a > really lively community. > > Thanks Much, > ecs > --=20 Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix" ------=_Part_65051_2776669.1150056243605 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline What is the problem?

2006/6/11, e.c= .sharpe <bride.of.excess= ion@gmail.com>:
Greetings,

I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try i= t
out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but
couldn't get= it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct.
Proably I just wrote a bad dis= c but before I retry I
wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any
reason wh= y it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen quite a
few reports of it r= unning on a Toshiba Satellite, nothing
about the Portege though.

Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you have a
really= lively community.

Thanks Much,
ecs


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Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix" ------=_Part_65051_2776669.1150056243605-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:20:26 -0700 From: "e.c.sharpe" To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question Message-Id: <20060611132026.3eb92dfd.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3096bd910606111304p78fc74cagb0026f90e7287ce5@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> <3096bd910606111304p78fc74cagb0026f90e7287ce5@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: 68c0d3ba-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200 "Rodolfo (kix)" wrote: > What is the problem? >=20 Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear? The disc just doesn't boot. I can mount it and look at it but my machine doesn't find it bootable. I want to determine (before burning a new one) whether it's the disc or a hardware incompatability, so I ask if anyone has knowledge of this specific model's (Toshiba Portege 7020ct) compatablity with Plan9 (fourth edition). I burned it on a Debian machine using cdrecord from the CLI, as I've done previously with iso images. Thanks ecs > 2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe : > > > > Greetings, > > > > I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try it > > out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but > > couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct. > > Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I > > wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any > > reason why it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen > > quite a few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite, > > nothing about the Portege though. > > > > Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you > > have a really lively community. > > > > Thanks Much, > > ecs > > >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix" >=20 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <283f5df10606111523x15b49166y84dd515b596cad75@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:23:59 -0400 From: "LiteStar numnums" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question In-Reply-To: <20060611132026.3eb92dfd.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_35698_16263229.1150064639934" References: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> <3096bd910606111304p78fc74cagb0026f90e7287ce5@mail.gmail.com> <20060611132026.3eb92dfd.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 68d21166-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 ------=_Part_35698_16263229.1150064639934 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline You could download qemu & boot it with that to see if it is a image or actually a hardware problem. Besides, for a new user, qemu may be better anyway (no need to blo= w away working OS, plus you can switch in and out of it). On 6/11/06, e.c.sharpe wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200 > "Rodolfo (kix)" wrote: > > > What is the problem? > > > > Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear? > The disc just doesn't boot. I can mount it and look at it but > my machine doesn't find it bootable. I want to determine > (before burning a new one) whether it's the disc or a hardware > incompatability, so I ask if anyone has knowledge of this > specific model's (Toshiba Portege 7020ct) compatablity with > Plan9 (fourth edition). I burned it on a Debian machine using > cdrecord from the CLI, as I've done previously with iso > images. > > Thanks > ecs > > > > > > 2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe : > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try it > > > out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but > > > couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct. > > > Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I > > > wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any > > > reason why it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen > > > quite a few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite, > > > nothing about the Portege though. > > > > > > Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you > > > have a really lively community. > > > > > > Thanks Much, > > > ecs > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix" > > > --=20 Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny, To that goal long ago to me assigned. I'll follow and not falter; if my will Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on. -- Epictetus ------=_Part_35698_16263229.1150064639934 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline You could download qemu & boot it with that to see if it is a image or = actually a hardware
problem. Besides, for a new user, qemu may be better= anyway (no need to blow away
working OS, plus you can switch in and out= of it).

On 6/11/06, e.c.sharpe <= bride.of.excession@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200
"Rodolfo (kix)" <rodolfogarciap@gmail.com> wrote= :

> What is the problem?
>

Sorry, maybe I wasn't cle= ar?
The disc just doesn't boot. I can mount it and look at it but
my mac= hine doesn't find it bootable.  I want to determine
(before bu= rning a new one) whether it's the disc or a hardware
incompatability, so= I ask if anyone has knowledge of this
specific model's (Toshiba Portege 7020ct) compatablity with
Plan9 (f= ourth edition). I burned it on a Debian machine using
cdrecord from the = CLI, as I've done previously with iso
images.

Thanks
ecs




> 2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe <bride.of.excession@gmail.com>:
> >
&= gt; > Greetings,
> >
> > I have been reading about Pla= n9 and am very keen to try it
> > out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but
>= ; > couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct.
> > P= roably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I
> > wanted to = ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any
> > reason why it wouldn't run on this machine? I've seen
>= > quite a few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite,
> >= ; nothing about the Portege though.
> >
> > Also, I have = really enjoyed lurking here recently, you
> > have a really lively community.
> >
> > Tha= nks Much,
> > ecs
> >
>
>
>
> --<= br>> Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix"
>



--
Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny,
To th= at goal long ago to me assigned.
I'll follow and not falter; if my will<= br>Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on.
-- Epictetus ------=_Part_35698_16263229.1150064639934-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:34:48 -0700 From: "e.c.sharpe" To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question Message-Id: <20060612013448.6b017594.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <283f5df10606111523x15b49166y84dd515b596cad75@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060611125912.260f34d9.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> <3096bd910606111304p78fc74cagb0026f90e7287ce5@mail.gmail.com> <20060611132026.3eb92dfd.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> <283f5df10606111523x15b49166y84dd515b596cad75@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: 69524b60-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 So I took your advice after all and good advice it was, thanks! The plan9 cd won't boot on this machine but it will run in qemu with FreeBSD, so I suppose I have my answer. Also I was mistaken to assume that virtualisation would bog my machine down, it runs *very* well. I am so impressed... Thanks again.=20 :) ecs On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:23:59 -0400 "LiteStar numnums" wrote: > You could download qemu & boot it with that to see if it is > a image or actually a hardware > problem. Besides, for a new user, qemu may be better anyway > (no need to blow away > working OS, plus you can switch in and out of it). >=20 > On 6/11/06, e.c.sharpe wrote: > > > > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200 > > "Rodolfo (kix)" wrote: > > > > > What is the problem? > > > > > > > Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear? > > The disc just doesn't boot. I can mount it and look at it > > but my machine doesn't find it bootable. I want to > > determine (before burning a new one) whether it's the disc > > or a hardware incompatability, so I ask if anyone has > > knowledge of this specific model's (Toshiba Portege > > 7020ct) compatablity with Plan9 (fourth edition). I burned > > it on a Debian machine using cdrecord from the CLI, as > > I've done previously with iso images. > > > > Thanks > > ecs > > > > > > > > > > > 2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe : > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to > > > > try it out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a > > > > cd but couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege > > > > 7020ct. Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I > > > > retry I wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on > > > > or knows any reason why it wouldn't run on this > > > > machine? I've seen quite a few reports of it running > > > > on a Toshiba Satellite, nothing about the Portege > > > > though. > > > > > > > > Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you > > > > have a really lively community. > > > > > > > > Thanks Much, > > > > ecs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Rodolfo Garc=EDa "kix" > > > > > >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny, > To that goal long ago to me assigned. > I'll follow and not falter; if my will > Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on. > -- Epictetus >=20 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:58:16 +0000 From: ecs Message-ID: <20060610162527.7e88b200.bride.of.excession@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [9fans] Noob hardware question Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6956b362-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Greetings, I have been reading about Plan9 and am very keen to try it out, so I downloaded the iso and burned it to a cd but couldn't get it to boot on my Toshiba Portege 7020ct. Proably I just wrote a bad disc but before I retry I wanted to ask if anyone has got it running on or knows any reason why it wouldn't rum on this machine? I've seen quite a few reports of it running on a Toshiba Satellite, nothing about the Portege though. Also, I have really enjoyed lurking here recently, you guys have a really lively community. Thanks Much, ecs