Re: [9fans] v9fs question

[Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>]

Try an ip address instead of the DNS name.  For the DNS name you'll
need a helper like 9mount.

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On Jul 11, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Tim Newsham <newsham@lava.net> 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?
>
>  # strace -o trace.txt mount -t 9p thenewsh.com /mnt
>  mount: 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 <newsham@lava.net> wrote:
>>
>>> The documentation in the linux kernel says you merely
>>>
>>> mount -t 9p ipaddress /mntpoint
>>> this fails on my system since /sbin/mount tries to execute /sbin/
>>> mount.9p and fails.  Am I supposed to have an /sbin/mount.9p?
>>> (Anyone know which ubunutu package should have this?  If not,
>>> where I might find sources? Ironic since Ubuntu came with the 9p
>>> kernel module)  Or 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/
> <trace.txt>