Re: [9fans] Hardware for Plan 9 file server?

[Tim Haynes <piglet@glutinous.custard.org>]

anothy@eden.rutgers.edu (Anthony Sorace) writes:

> //how suited is it, not only to file-serving, but being a nameserver and
> //news-server and web-server in a predominantly linux(/ppc) environment?
> 
> quite. i've run 3rd ed boxes in heterogeneous environments, with Linux
> and Win32 clients using it as a DNS and SMTP server, also running web
> service.  the big "but" in your question is the "news-server"
> bit. there's currently no NNTP service in Plan 9 (unless someone's done
> one i don't know about).  i imagine it wouldn't be too tough, but it's
> just not there yet.

OK, "it's only news" ;)

The question is then, how do I resume the installation process from that %
prompt? Or get a text-mode installation, by fair means or foul?

(I did actually have a go with Plan9 about 3-4 months ago, and had it
installed & booting on another box. Unfortunately that machine is now
deceased and its replacement's video card is unrecognized.)

> the fact that linux is running on ppc hardware shouldn't be an issue, but
> if you expect to run Plan 9 on it, you've got some work ahead of you.

That's ok; porting to PPC and triple-booting with MacOS and Debian is not
as high on the list of things-to-play-with as getting a replacement for the
server on intel.

Thanks!

~Tim
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