[9fans] Noob hardware question

[9fans] Noob hardware question

[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

Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question

[Rodolfo (kix)]

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What is the problem?

2006/6/11, e.c.sharpe <bride.of.excession@gmail.com>:
>
> 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 García "kix"

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Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question

[e.c.sharpe]

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:03 +0200
"Rodolfo (kix)" <rodolfogarciap@gmail.com> 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 <bride.of.excession@gmail.com>:
> >
> > 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 García "kix"
> 

Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question

[LiteStar numnums]

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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 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 <bride.of.excession@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > 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 García "kix"
> >
>



-- 
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

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Re: [9fans] Noob hardware question

[e.c.sharpe]

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. 
:)
 ecs

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:23:59 -0400
"LiteStar numnums" <litestar@gmail.com> 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).
> 
> 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 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 <bride.of.excession@gmail.com>:
> > > >
> > > > 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 García "kix"
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 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
> 

[9fans] Noob hardware question

[ecs]

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