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