From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3aaafc130907111303r5203bfcdye9af2e6c46e4a7d5@mail.gmail.com> References: <0F3972F5-D44B-4231-97FA-C6CE871B032B@gmail.com> <3aaafc130907111303r5203bfcdye9af2e6c46e4a7d5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:19:10 +0200 Message-ID: <5d375e920907112019x3997969cqf5a6db729e34dd07@mail.gmail.com> From: Uriel To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] v9fs question Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1be15e58-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Using sqweek's 9mount is strongly recommended if you are using v9fs, not only it deals with the silly and deficient linux mount command (which somebody should submit a patch for some day I guess if we want to be taken seriously as an nfs replacement), but it also hides the ever changing v9fs mount flags under a more consistent and clear interface. The ability to mount and unmount 9p file servers without being root is just a great extra. http://sqweek.dnsdojo.org/code/9mount/ uriel P.S.: Oh, and I think debian even packages 9mount! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:03 PM, J.R. Mauro wrote: > On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Tim Newsham wrote: >> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009, Eric Van Hensbergen wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, that's really new behavior-- never used to fail without mount >>> helper. Can you give the exact error message? >> >> =C2=A0# strace -o trace.txt mount -t 9p thenewsh.com /mnt > > Linux doesn't do resolution for you, you have to give raw ip > addresses. Maybe not the problem, but worth pointing out. > >> =C2=A0mount: Protocol not supported >> >> Trace.txt is attached with full details. >> >> I've tried several variants, such as thenewsh.com:/path >> with similar results. >> >>> On Jul 11, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Tim Newsham wrote: >>> >>>> The documentation in the linux kernel says you merely >>>> >>>> =C2=A0mount -t 9p ipaddress /mntpoint >>>> >>>> this fails on my system since /sbin/mount tries to execute /sbin/mount= .9p >>>> and fails. =C2=A0Am I supposed to have an /sbin/mount.9p? (Anyone know= which >>>> ubunutu package should have this? =C2=A0If not, where I might find sou= rces? >>>> Ironic since Ubuntu came with the 9p kernel module) =C2=A0Or should I = be using a >>>> different mount program for the purpose? >>>> >>>> The linux Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt should probably be updated >>>> with more details, either way. >>>> >>>> Tim Newsham >>>> http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/ >>>> >>> >> >> Tim Newsham >> http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/ > >