From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <434213.82267.qm@web1216.biz.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:35:27 -0700 From: =?utf-8?B?R2FicmllbCBEw61heg==?= To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] Recommended emulators/VMs for P9 install Topicbox-Message-UUID: 029121d0-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Hello=0A=0A=0AIf you want to buy a desktop computer, and feel like running = native plan9, I've got this machine (desktop) two/three weeks ago and run P= lan9 reasonably well, and of course the other "mainstream" OS like win7 and= linux. As for VM, i've used vmware server 2.0 (free) and runs quite well, = 9grid.es was a plan9 hosted in that vm and was running quite well for some = years.=0A=0ACase: A model of Coolermaster with no blinking lights and no no= thing but the chassis=0APower supply: 750W=0AMotherboard: ASUS P6T SE=0AMem= ory: 4GB 1333MHz=0AProcessor: Core i7-920=0AVideo card: ATI HD5750 (two of = them)=0AHardisk: WDC WD3200AAJS-55M0A0 (westerdigital 7200rpm 320gb sata)= =0AMonitor: Samsum P2250=0ASoundcard: USB ALTEC Lansign speakers=0A=0AI've = got on ebay long ago the IBM/lenovo 3 buttons mouse, and a random keyboard.= =0A=0APrice ~950=E2=82=AC plus tax, i guess you can get more or less the sa= me for 950$.=0A=0ASo far in native plan9 i've got working:=0A- sata with 9a= tom.iso (booting and installing fine) =0A- sound seems to be recognized but= not tested, =0A- usb mouse, =0A- usb disk=0A- lan (realtek RTL8168c/8111c)= , =0A- video vesa 1280x1024x8, i can't get more than 8 bit. . .which is a p= ity. . i guess some vbe digging could solve this. When i change the color d= epth the screen show weird things, but still showing only 8 bit color weird= things.=0A- 4 cores works=0A=0Amain issue is interrupt count does not go b= elow 4000. . .need to dig more into this, probably to compose a mail to the= list :), but it does not hurt too much, at least for now.=0A=0Aslds.=0A=0A= gabi=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Joel C. Salomon =0ATo: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fan= s.net>=0ASent: Thu, April 15, 2010 7:11:49 PM=0ASubject: [9fans] Recommende= d emulators/VMs for P9 install=0A=0AMy computer died, so I'm in the market = for a new one. I figure I'd=0Alike to get back into hacking on Plan 9 so I= plan to install it=0Abeneath a VM in whatever machine I buy. I'm even con= sidering Windows=0A7 Pro with Virtual PC, but I think I'd prefer Xen or one= of the=0ALinux-based things (VirtualBox, etc.).=0A=0AEase of installation = is important, as is the ability to run a somewhat=0Anormal (Windows or Linu= x) host OS. Are there any recommendations?=0A=0A=E2=80=94Joel