Re: [9fans] VMWare Fusion on the Mac, can't install Plan 9 ....

["David Leimbach" <leimy2k@gmail.com>]

On Nov 20, 2007 6:59 AM, Axel Belinfante <Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl> wrote:
> I tried vmware fusion at home some weeks ago.
>
> I think I succeeded to install plan 9 in it (tryout demo version).
> and boot it as well.
> What I recall is that the graphics were not redrawn properly,
> i.e. correct graphics, but not all of it visible.
> Due to this graphics problem I kind of lost interest.
>

just "echo hwaccel off > /dev/vgactl"

It draws nicely then.  I can even boot the live Plan 9 CD, but it will
not boot from the installed system for some reason.


> I recall also trying the 1.1beta (or whatever number it had)
> but it did not solve the graphics problem.
>
> this was on intel dual core, mac os x 10.4.10.
>
> I'm now at the office so cannot check what I actually accomplished.
>
> Axel.
>
>
>
> > ... or rather, it installs, but then the installed system will not load.
> >
> > Whether I pick SCSI or IDE, I get as far as saying I want to log in as
> > glenda and it just sits there.
> >
> > Any suggestions as to things I should do post-install, pre-boot to plan9.ini?
> >
> > Or if there is anything I can do debugger wise to help clear this up?
> > I'm willing to experiment with it a lot.
> >
> > Dave
>