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 <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>:
>
> 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 <tab> 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
>