From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:39:14 +0200 Message-ID: From: Alexander Kapshuk To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001517588d8c2a495304b23a9f3b Subject: Re: [9fans] 9vx instability Topicbox-Message-UUID: 4168e5a4-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001517588d8c2a495304b23a9f3b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 have you considered running plan 9 from within virtualbox? plan 9 seems to be fairly responsive running within the latest version of virtualbox on debian squeeze here. On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Anton wrote: > Hello all, > > Recently I've discovered Plan 9 and I'm fascinated by it's numerous > beauties, and I want to try it for more or less regular use, probably port > something. > > However, as it won't work on my laptop natively, i'm forced to use 9vx > (running in kvm is too slow). It has one magor drawback - it is freezing my > entire system after some random time. > Symptoms are - no reaction on input (mouse/keyboard), no changes in output > (screen is showing me what was going on just before freeze). The only thing > I can do is to press power button for 10 secs and wait until my laptop > turned off. > I've tried to find the reasons of this behaviour, but all system logs are > silent - last kernel.log messages are prior to hang, the same with > messages.log and Xorg.log, console output from 9vx are empty, too. What > causes the hang is also seems unclear - it can froze on 9vx startup, or > when I use terminal, or installing something, or just browsing web (not in > 9vx) in chrome, while 9vx window is hidden. > My system: > Linux hippo 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 19 12:14:48 UTC 2011 i686 > Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU T2600 @ 2.16GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux (Archlinux) > 9vx-hg (checked out 2011.11.17) - cmd line (9vx -r 9front -u glenda) > 9front iso image - 9front-1131.664b953bfdde (I've copied it's contents and > `chmod -R u+w`ed it) > xf86-video-intel 2.16.0 - VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation > Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) > xorg-server 1.11.2 > xorg-apps 7.6 > > Also, I've seen the following message for a few times: "9vx panic: sigsegv > on cpu7", but I don't know if it related to freeze (it can show up in the > middle of my boot-work-freeze session). > > Previously, I've used stock Plan 9 from Bell Labs with 9vx - it has the > same problem. > > P.S.: Sorry for my English. > > Anton. > --001517588d8c2a495304b23a9f3b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable have you considered running plan 9 from within virtualbox?

plan 9 seems to be fairly responsive running within the latest version o= f virtualbox on debian squeeze here.


On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Anton <fluffylime@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,

Recently I've discovered Plan 9 and I'= ;m fascinated by it's numerous beauties, and I want to try it for more = or less regular use, probably port something.

However, as it won't work on my laptop natively, i'm forced to use = 9vx (running in kvm is too slow). It has one magor drawback - it is freezin= g my entire system after some random time.
Symptoms are - no reaction on input (mouse/keyboard), no changes in ou= tput (screen is showing me what was going on just before freeze). The only = thing I can do is to press power button for 10 secs and wait until my lapto= p turned off.
I've tried to find the reasons of this behaviour, but all system l= ogs are silent - last kernel.log messages are prior to hang, the same with = messages.log and Xorg.log, console output from 9vx are empty, too. What cau= ses the hang is also seems unclear - it can froze on 9vx startup, or when I= use terminal, or installing something, or just browsing web (not in 9vx) i= n chrome, while 9vx window is hidden.
My system:
Linux hippo 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 19 12= :14:48 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU T2600 @ 2.16GHz GenuineIntel= GNU/Linux (Archlinux)
9vx-hg (checked out 2011.11.17) - cmd line= (9vx -r 9front -u glenda)
9front iso image -=A09front-1131.664b953bfdde (I've copied it'= s contents and `chmod -R u+w`ed it)
xf86-video-intel 2.16.0 - VGA= compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated = Graphics Controller (rev 03)
xorg-server=A01.11.2
xorg-apps 7.6

= Also, I've seen the following message for a few times: "9vx panic:= sigsegv on cpu7", but I don't know if it related to freeze (it ca= n show up in the middle of my boot-work-freeze session).

Previously, I've used stock Plan 9 from Bell Labs w= ith 9vx - it has the same problem.

P.S.: Sorry for= my English.

Anton.

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