Thanks.  That fixed the problem.  For the faint at heart, here is what I
did:

    cd /sys/src/9/pc
    acme main.c

At the bottom of the file there is a function named idlehands(void).
 Change that function to do nothing but call halt().

Then, from that same directory, build the kernel with:

    mk 'CONF=pcf'

Then install the kernel with:

    9fs 9fat
    cp 9pcf /n/9fat

Halt the system with:

    fshalt

Reboot the machine.






On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 7:52 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@labs.coraid.com>wrote:

> > I am running 9plan on VMware Fusion successfully, however, the CPU is
> > pegged.  I've seen this before with DOS.  Basically the OS has its own
> idle
> > loop so VMware sees it as always using CPU.  There is a patch to fix this
> > issue with a DOS guest.  Any ideas with 9front?
>
> change idlehands in /sys/src/9/pc to call halt unconditionally instead of
> whatever it's doing now.
>
> - erik
>
>