[9fans] CD Image problem

[9fans] CD Image problem

[Peter]

I came across plan9 some time ago and have finally decided to give it a go.

I downloaded the cd image, extracted the iso and burnt it to cd but the
system will not boot. Windows and Linux are unable to read the cd. Have
there been any issues with this? I have followed the same procedure
numerous times for various linux/bsd and solaris installs and never had
any problems.

Thanks,

PG

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Bakul Shah]

> I downloaded the cd image, extracted the iso and burnt it to cd but the
> system will not boot. Windows and Linux are unable to read the cd. Have
> there been any issues with this? I have followed the same procedure
> numerous times for various linux/bsd and solaris installs and never had
> any problems.

The ISO image on the main site and the .jp mirror seems to be
bad (it is about 4MB, which is too small).  plan9.kix.in has
a few days old image that seems to be good.

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[geoff]

Yesterday's image seems to have been truncated; I'm not sure why.
Today's image looks like it's the right size.

34425 --rw-rw-r-- M 8 sys    sys 35250903 Aug 29 04:59 plan9.iso.bz2
 4445 --rw-rw-r-- M 8 sys    sys  4551165 Aug 28 04:46 plan9.iso.bz2.old

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[geoff]

I'd misremembered the size of the normal plan9.iso file.  We had steps
of the process of making the bz2 file run from cron with an assumption
that the first would be done by the time the second one started, which
is no longer true, perhaps because the iso file has grown.  I've made
it one step and regenerated the .bz2 file.

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Uriel]

Thanks for fixing this!

Is the code for generating the images somewhere?

I have tried to generate my own images a few times, but it is a bit
tricky, and it would be nice to use the same process used for the
official ones.

Best wishes

uriel

On 8/30/07, geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com <geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote:
> I'd misremembered the size of the normal plan9.iso file.  We had steps
> of the process of making the bz2 file run from cron with an assumption
> that the first would be done by the time the second one started, which
> is no longer true, perhaps because the iso file has grown.  I've made
> it one step and regenerated the .bz2 file.
>
>

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[geoff]

`cd /sys/lib/dist; mk cd' makes the plan 9 image here, but I haven't
verified that all the programs and other files needed are present in
the distribution.

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Uriel]

Thanks for your prompt reply, I figured out that much, but
/sys/lib/dist/mkfile is full of labs-specific stuff and wont run
without modifications. Just from the start:

x=`{9fs sources; 9fs fsother; import -c tcp!204.178.31.2!666 $dist/web.protect}
cd:V: /n/fsother/dist/plan9.iso

It seems that most of the real work is done in /sys/lib/dist/pc/, but
even trying to do that directly fails:

% mk cddisk
cp /386/9loadlite 9load
cp /386/9loadlitedebug 9loaddebug
processing proto.cp
mkfs: proto.cp:14: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mouse:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mouse' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:15: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/pcmcia:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/pcmcia' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:17: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/vga:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/vga' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:22: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/zerotrunc:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/zerotrunc' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:24: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/fdisk:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/fdisk' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:25: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/format:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/format' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:28: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mbr:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mbr' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:29: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/prep:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/prep' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:35: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ipconfig:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ipconfig' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:36: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ppp:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ppp' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:39: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cs:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cs' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:41: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dns:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dns' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:54: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/9660srv:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/9660srv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:58: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/bin/386/bargraph:
'/sys/lib/dist/bin/386/bargraph' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:59: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/basename:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/basename' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:60: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cat:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cat' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:61: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/chgrp:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/chgrp' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:62: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/chmod:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/chmod' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:63: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cleanname:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cleanname' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:64: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cmp:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cmp' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:65: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/bin/386/cdsh:
'/sys/lib/dist/bin/386/cdsh' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:66: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cp:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/cp' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:69: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/date:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/date' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:70: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dd:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dd' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:71: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dossrv:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/dossrv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:72: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/echo:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/echo' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:73: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ed:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ed' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:76: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ext2srv:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ext2srv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:78: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/grep:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/grep' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:79: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/hget:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/hget' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:80: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/hoc:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/hoc' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:81: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ls:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ls' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:82: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mc:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mc' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:83: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mount:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mount' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:84: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/bin/386/multi:
'/sys/lib/dist/bin/386/multi' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:85: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mv:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:87: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ps:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/ps' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:89: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/read:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/read' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:91: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/rm:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/rm' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:92: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/sed:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/sed' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:95: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/sort:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/sort' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:96: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/srv:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/srv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:99: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/syscall:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/syscall' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:100: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/tail:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/tail' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:101: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/bin/386/tailfsrv:
'/sys/lib/dist/bin/386/tailfsrv' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:102: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/tee:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/tee' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:104: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/test:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/test' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:105: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/wc:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/wc' does not exist
mkfs: proto.cp:106: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/xd:
'/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/xd' does not exist
file system made
done
processing proto.cp
touchfs: './touchfs' file does not exist
  40952
mk: rm -rf boot ...  : exit status=rc 131107: rc 131139: can't exec:
'./touchfs' file does not exist

Any idea what bits are missing so this could work 'out of the box'?

Best wishes

uriel


On 8/30/07, geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com <geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote:
> `cd /sys/lib/dist; mk cd' makes the plan 9 image here, but I haven't
> verified that all the programs and other files needed are present in
> the distribution.
>
>

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[erik quanstrom]

> mkfs: proto.cp:14: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mouse:
> '/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/mouse' does not exist
> mkfs: proto.cp:15: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/pcmcia:
> '/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/pcmcia' does not exist
> mkfs: proto.cp:17: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/vga:
> '/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/vga' does not exist
> mkfs: proto.cp:22: can't stat file /sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/zerotrunc:
> '/sys/lib/dist/pc/multi/zerotrunc' does not exist

all the files i tested do exist on my system.

	cpu% cd /sys/lib/dist
	cpu% find . |grep '(mouse|pcmcia|vga|zerotrunc)$'
	./pc/boot/386/bin/aux/mouse
	./pc/boot/386/bin/aux/pcmcia
	./pc/boot/386/bin/aux/vga
	./pc/boot/386/bin/aux/zerotrunc

- erik

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[geoff]

The import of web.protect isn't important to people outside the Labs.
It looks like most of the necessary pieces are under /sys/lib/dist,
for example in cmd.  The process of building the distribution is not
well documented but will be revisited when we add nventi to the
distribution, for example.

RE: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Peter Gentry]

I tried the image again this morning, about 06:30 UK time, but the iso still
appears to be corrupt.

I have been able to use the older image from plan9.kix.in as recommended by
Bakul Shah.

Thanks for your help.

---

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: 9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu
[mailto:9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu]On Behalf Of
geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com
Sent: 30 August 2007 05:23
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] CD Image problem


`cd /sys/lib/dist; mk cd' makes the plan 9 image here, but I haven't
verified that all the programs and other files needed are present in
the distribution.

RE: [9fans] CD Image problem

[geoff]

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Last night's generation of the ISO images (the first correct ones for
a few days) didn't finish until 05:47 EDT.  They are now as big as the
last correct images:

--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys  81902350 Aug 30 05:47 plan9.iso.bz2
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 278067200 Aug 30 05:43 plan9.iso
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 451973638 Aug 30 05:19 contrib.iso.bz2
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 572291072 Aug 30 05:04 contrib.iso

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From: "Peter Gentry" <pgentry@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: RE: [9fans] CD Image problem
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:07:31 +0100
Message-ID: <BMEJLLIHJDMABKCBMIGNCEDPCEAA.pgentry@blueyonder.co.uk>

I tried the image again this morning, about 06:30 UK time, but the iso still
appears to be corrupt.

I have been able to use the older image from plan9.kix.in as recommended by
Bakul Shah.

Thanks for your help.

---

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: 9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu
[mailto:9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu]On Behalf Of
geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com
Sent: 30 August 2007 05:23
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] CD Image problem


`cd /sys/lib/dist; mk cd' makes the plan 9 image here, but I haven't
verified that all the programs and other files needed are present in
the distribution.

Re: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Axel Belinfante]

> Last night's generation of the ISO images (the first correct ones for
> a few days) didn't finish until 05:47 EDT.

last saturday (august 25) I downloaded an image; it was correct.

RE: [9fans] CD Image problem

[Peter Gentry]

I have downloaded the latest image and it works as expected. 

Thanks for resolving the issue.

---

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: 9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu
[mailto:9fans-bounces+pgentry=blueyonder.co.uk@cse.psu.edu]On Behalf Of
geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com
Sent: 30 August 2007 16:30
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: RE: [9fans] CD Image problem


Last night's generation of the ISO images (the first correct ones for
a few days) didn't finish until 05:47 EDT.  They are now as big as the
last correct images:

--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys  81902350 Aug 30 05:47 plan9.iso.bz2
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 278067200 Aug 30 05:43 plan9.iso
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 451973638 Aug 30 05:19 contrib.iso.bz2
--rw-rw-r-- M 279833 sys   sys 572291072 Aug 30 05:04 contrib.iso