[9fans] Need some info

[9fans] Need some info

[Santanu Chatterjee]

Hello everybody,

Just heard about Plan 9 a few days ago. When I found that it was created
by the original UNIX creators, I just have to try it out.

But after some browsing I found that Intel 810 integrated video driver is
not supported. Also plan 9 seems have the GUI integrated into the OS
unlike Linux. If that is the case, can I still install it on my computer ?

Please help me out. I really do want to try it out.

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[Fco.J.Ballesteros]

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The gui is separated from the os, and put in a different program called rio
(although it's part of os if you consider that os != kernel).

Regarding the 810, you can use vmware to run Plan 9.

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From: Santanu Chatterjee <santanu@softhome.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] Need some info
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:02:55 GMT
Message-ID: <pan.2003.06.22.04.21.26.372758@softhome.net>

Hello everybody,

Just heard about Plan 9 a few days ago. When I found that it was created
by the original UNIX creators, I just have to try it out.

But after some browsing I found that Intel 810 integrated video driver is
not supported. Also plan 9 seems have the GUI integrated into the OS
unlike Linux. If that is the case, can I still install it on my computer ?

Please help me out. I really do want to try it out.

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[Geoff Collyer, geoff]

It looks to me like the i810 is supported:

% grep 810 /lib/vgadb
	vid=0x8086 did=0x7121		# Intel 82810
	vid=0x8086 did=0x7123		# Intel 82810-DC100
	vid=0x8086 did=0x7125		# Intel 82810E
% grep chipset /sys/src/cmd/aux/vga/i81x.c
 * Intel 81x chipset family.
			case 0x3577:	/* Intel 830M chipset (experimental) */
% p /sys/src/9/pc/vgai81x.c
[...]
static Pcidev *
i81xpcimatch(void)
{
	Pcidev *p;

	p = nil;
	while((p = pcimatch(p, 0x8086, 0)) != nil){
		switch(p->did){
		default:
			continue;
		case 0x7121:
		case 0x7123:
		case 0x7125:
		case 0x1102:
		case 0x1112:
		case 0x1132:
[...]

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[Douglas A. Gwyn]

"Fco.J.Ballesteros" wrote:
> Regarding the 810, you can use vmware to run Plan 9.

Also, one can install a supported SVGA card.  I've had good luck
with NVIDIA GeForce II cards, which you should be able to find
really cheap since they're not this year's model.

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[matt]

Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:

>"Fco.J.Ballesteros" wrote:
>
>
>>Regarding the 810, you can use vmware to run Plan 9.
>>
>>
>
>Also, one can install a supported SVGA card.  I've had good luck
>with NVIDIA GeForce II cards, which you should be able to find
>really cheap since they're not this year's model.
>
>

it should costs $15 at the most for compatible plan9 hardware

vga + nic + optional SCSI

people give away Trident 8900Cs + ISA SCSI Cards

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[Russ Cox]

The i810 is only supported on laptops.
We don't have any code to drive the clock
chips on real CRTs.

Re: [9fans] Need some info

[okamoto]

> The i810 is only supported on laptops.
> We don't have any code to drive the clock
> chips on real CRTs.

It works for i810-DC100 with 640x480x8/16 for my CRT
at home.   It has no code for higher resolutions though.

Kenji