From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:02:32 +0000 From: Tim Haynes Message-ID: <86n1gtn64h.fsf@potato.vegetable.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <200009271542.LAA08410@er7.rutgers.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Hardware for Plan 9 file server? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1129ab34-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 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 -- Can you tell me how to get, | piglet@glutinous.custard.org How to get to Sesame Street? | http://piglet.is.dreaming.org