[9fans] Plan 9 on Microsoft Virtual PC

[9fans] Plan 9 on Microsoft Virtual PC

[Giacomo Tesio]

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Hello 9fans!

I've tried to install Plan 9 on a 64 bit Windows 7 using Virtual PC, since
I've read that a related bug was fixed and noone tried it.

Actually, after the fourth tentative (after creating a fossil partition a
bit smaller than the fixed size hd) I got rc starting by logging with the
glenda user.

BUT, after the rio start I got the attached error.


I'll use QEMU as I read it should work, but I hope this feedback could help.



Giacomo

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Re: [9fans] Plan 9 on Microsoft Virtual PC

[Patrick Kelly]

On Jan 29, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Giacomo Tesio wrote:

> Hello 9fans!
>
> I've tried to install Plan 9 on a 64 bit Windows 7 using Virtual PC,
> since I've read that a related bug was fixed and noone tried it.
I just announced it worked like 2 weeks ago.
>
> Actually, after the fourth tentative (after creating a fossil
> partition a bit smaller than the fixed size hd) I got rc starting by
> logging with the glenda user.
>
> BUT, after the rio start I got the attached error.
I never had any problems starting up Plan 9 with rio, heck I never had
any trouble at all. You sure you have everything set up right on your
end?
>
>
> I'll use QEMU as I read it should work, but I hope this feedback
> could help.
>
>
>
> Giacomo
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Re: [9fans] Plan 9 on Microsoft Virtual PC

[Giacomo Tesio]

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I've tried again and it worked by using a dynamically sized hd of 3 GB ad
using a 2 GB fossil partition starting at cylinder 1

Don't ask me why it worked for a while (some minutes) and than crashed with
similar messages.

I suppose I've done it right, but I'm not sure.
A similar procedure worked on QEMU, but it's by far slower.


If you managed to get a Plan9 working Microsoft Virtual PC please tell me
the procedure you used, the hd settings, the partitions and how you
configured the mbr...

Thanks a lot!


Giacomo



On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Patrick Kelly <kameo76890@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Giacomo Tesio wrote:
>
>  Hello 9fans!
>>
>> I've tried to install Plan 9 on a 64 bit Windows 7 using Virtual PC, since
>> I've read that a related bug was fixed and noone tried it.
>>
> I just announced it worked like 2 weeks ago.
>
>
>> Actually, after the fourth tentative (after creating a fossil partition a
>> bit smaller than the fixed size hd) I got rc starting by logging with the
>> glenda user.
>>
>> BUT, after the rio start I got the attached error.
>>
> I never had any problems starting up Plan 9 with rio, heck I never had any
> trouble at all. You sure you have everything set up right on your end?
>
>>
>>
>> I'll use QEMU as I read it should work, but I hope this feedback could
>> help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Giacomo
>> <plan9-vpc.gif>
>>
>
>
>

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Re: [9fans] Plan 9 on Microsoft Virtual PC

[Patrick Kelly]

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On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Giacomo Tesio wrote:

> I've tried again and it worked by using a dynamically sized hd of 3
> GB ad using a 2 GB fossil partition starting at cylinder 1
>
> Don't ask me why it worked for a while (some minutes) and than
> crashed with similar messages.
>
> I suppose I've done it right, but I'm not sure.
> A similar procedure worked on QEMU, but it's by far slower.
>
>
> If you managed to get a Plan9 working Microsoft Virtual PC please
> tell me the procedure you used, the hd settings, the partitions and
> how you configured the mbr...
I just did everything with the default settings, which made me wonder.
I tried it out on a couple other machines, with varying success.
Certain machines worked fine, others had issues. I'm not sure why it
varies.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
> Giacomo
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Patrick Kelly
> <kameo76890@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Giacomo Tesio wrote:
>
> Hello 9fans!
>
> I've tried to install Plan 9 on a 64 bit Windows 7 using Virtual PC,
> since I've read that a related bug was fixed and noone tried it.
> I just announced it worked like 2 weeks ago.
>
>
> Actually, after the fourth tentative (after creating a fossil
> partition a bit smaller than the fixed size hd) I got rc starting by
> logging with the glenda user.
>
> BUT, after the rio start I got the attached error.
> I never had any problems starting up Plan 9 with rio, heck I never
> had any trouble at all. You sure you have everything set up right on
> your end?
>
>
> I'll use QEMU as I read it should work, but I hope this feedback
> could help.
>
>
>
> Giacomo
> <plan9-vpc.gif>
>
>
>


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