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From: Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net>
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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 08:52:49 +0000
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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Fujitsu D3401
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plan9 has run under xen, kqmu and vmware in the past but i dont know its cur=
rent status, but that might be an option.

i run the labs distro with some bits of 9front on a raspberry pi and a super=
micro mini itx server.

-Steve



> On 16 Feb 2019, at 3:28 am, Sean Hinchee <henesy.nein@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> It's hard to say whether a board will work without testing. You could try s=
earching the 9front sysinfo lists, but it's possible this board has never be=
en used. If it does work, I'm sure the 9front project would enjoy a copy of t=
he sysinfo for it :)
>=20
> I've done all my Plan 9 hosting through Vultr, but looking at their locati=
ons the farthest north they offer in Europe is Amsterdam.
>=20
> Good luck!
>=20
> Cheers,
> Sean
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>> On 2/15/19 5:57 AM, Kare Nuorteva wrote:
>> Hello 9fans,
>>=20
>> I'm a Plan 9 enthusiast from Finland. I've been playing around with Plan 9=
 as
>> a hobby for few years now. Earlier I've played with 9front, but now I'd l=
ike to
>> try out Bell Labs distro.
>>=20
>> I'm thinking about renting a server from Hetzner (they've got a data cent=
er in
>> Helsinki) and run 9legacy on it. I'd set it up as a file server in order
>> to store my files in it.
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>> I wondering if this entry level server is compatible with 9legacy?
>> https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/ex42-nvme/configurator
>> I've contacted Hetzner support and they told me that the mainboard is Fuj=
itsu
>> D3401. I can't find exact specifications for this board. I've only found t=
his:
>> https://sp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/DS-D3401-B.pdf
>> but I'm not certain whether this is correct or not. It is marked as
>> classic desktop mainboard.
>>=20
>> I would appreciate your help.
>>=20
>> I've not decided whether I'll go with Hetzner so suggestions about hostin=
g
>> providers are more than welcome.
>>=20
>> Kare
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20