Hi! I am new to the list too, I am trying to learn p9 and working in snmpfs with Gabriel. Ciau. -- Rodolfo García (kix). 2005/12/10, Oliver Bandel : > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 10:38:19AM +0100, Sascha Retzki wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 09:58:25PM +0100, Oliver Bandel wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm new to this list. > > > Since a while I think about trying out the Plan9, > > > and I hope I will do this during end of this year. > > > > > > Something I should know when I first do the installation? > > > And afterwards? > > > > > > > Yeah, all the docs are worth reading. The wiki is a good place, for > > example. > > OK, I read the FAQ yesterday, and there was written, that GUI-programming > should be possible, but is not enforced. IS OK for me, if I can > put together all that basic graphics-stuff in my own manner. > > OpenGL would be fine... :) > > > > > Also, reading the things that pop up if you boot Plan9 (from CD, or > > after you installed and log-in as glenda) are a must. > > OK. Yesterday I treied the boot from a machine that is not mine > and where I don't know, which devices are there used. > So I tried different combinations for the boot-device/path combinations, > as mentioned in the installation instructions and tried out some more > combinations. > But didn't get a result. > > BTW there was no boot-error message, as in the instructions was mentioned, > but the machine didn't boot with the combinations I tried. > I tried in the hope to get a thing like under Linux, > when a bootloader is installed, so that I may can select one of the > installations that will be shown. But nothing. > So this is a flight with a blind pilot. > > Is there a feature which is not mentioned in the instructions but can help > here? > (Or would it possible to add it)? > > As not using my machine, I can't change settings and devices in the > machine. > So I should have to wait until I would have a PC that is mine (only have > a PowerBook now, and no x86 at hand). > > Or is there someone who has created a CD-collection of Plan9 for > Apple-Hardware with PowerPC chipset? > > > > > > > > To your programming question, I don't know if you want to hear that, but > > try Plan9-C, it simply rocks. > > OK, yes it's nice to hear this. :) > So this is a motivation-push to get it running ... > > Ciao, > Oliver >