From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: Wave++ Message-ID: <8vp8t9$s0s$1@nread2.inwind.it> Subject: [9fans] starting to code/work on '9 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:41:10 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 328d5622-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I never posted on this ng so I don't know why use the [9fans] tag in the subject (but sounds great so I'll use it =)) For some weeks I saw for the first time the plan9 working an a pc x86 and I started working on it... simply fantastic :), minimalist graphic (great pastel colors ;)), the sam editor is really great and the OS structure promises very well so I tryed to download and then install plan9 on my x86 box.. but here starts the agony :((.. sound works, graphic also.. everything started perfecly on the install.. (also my fastethernet card works correctly!!!) the damn thing that make me crazy are the scsi drivers.. ONLY 3 drivers supported ? And obviously not mine... *gargh*.. plan9 setup hangs when selecting destination disk telling me: "no avaible disks" I've tryed all the three drivers (spending one day to download all possible combinations for boot floppyes) on these 2 controllers: aha2940uw and asc29160 (both aic9xxx compatible but unsopported :(( ) so on my all-scsi box nothing works. Maybe it's in project to make a driver for these controllers? Or there's a way to build a plan driver without having plan9 installed? bye all you luky people that have plan9 working on your own machines *sniff*.. not me (only god knows how many imprecations I said today)