From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Nemo Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:26:39 +0200 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] AMD64 system Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7d4a7c36-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 nix does not have graphics yet. sorry.=20 we are using a changed 9pxeload and are switching to the new 9boot.=20 the loader can be found in the distrib.=20 if you can't wait.=20 -- iphone kbd. excuse typos :) On Apr 25, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Strake wrote: > Hello all. >=20 > I just lately installed Plan 9, but the stock system is built for > 32-bit x86, and I have an amd64 computer. >=20 > I found this diff: http://9legacy.org/9legacy/patch/nix.diff > which seems to have all needed system libraries, and its own kernel, > but the kernel seems to lack basic functionality, such as graphics and > mouse, and I can't find the local bootloader for it =E2=80=94 the stock > bootloader chokes with message "bad kernel format", and on the nix web > site it says only to build pxe bootloader, which is not what I need. > It seems that nix is meant for cpu servers, not terminals. I need, if > my ken of 9jargon is not wrong, a terminal kernel. >=20 > In an earlier thread, "9vx instability", F. J. Ballesteros said this: > "Jim, Charles, and others made an excellent port for amd64 ... We used > that as a starting point for nix." > Is this the legendary amd64 port? Is it available? >=20 > I feel a bit lost. In the documentation, the authours emphasize its > portability, yet to actually build for another architecture seems > quite a bother, regrettably, since I was quite enthusiastic to use it > as my primary system. >=20 > Anyhow, I would be glad of any pointers to an amd64 port or > instructions to do same. >=20 > Cheers, > strake