excellento..ty.im going to try(once mounted...)copy of /tmp/THEISO -> /tmp/b4 (/dev/sdC0/9fat) possibly using:tar -cf - / | ( cd /tmp/b4; tar -xf - )#that used work on minix...run the ns command of what ns returns (loads of binds etc...)-- maybe some udder commands...try and boot off the VM C drive (whilst turning off the iso boot)disaster 1 rec: boot off iso and possible bind /tmp/b4 -> /(or maybe selective dirs...)disaster 2 scenario: boot off iso, keep created ram fs and bind into/tmp/b4. eg bind -[abc] /tmp/bin /bin(after mounting C drive manually withdossrvmount /srv/dos /tmp/b4 /dev/sdC0/9fatany advice greatefully accepted... /c /bdOn Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 7:28 PM Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:9660srv - it mounts an iso as 9p file server in /srv/9660, so you need to do a mount(1) to actually see the contents.-SteveOn 7 Jul 2023, at 7:20 pm, Conor Williams <conor.williams@gmail.com> wrote:ok... thank you Steve, well in...that particular train of thought leads me to another question...has you r a'yone an iso.expander for plan9... (ps: i do have anudder way)...()ps: am still on the lookout for a dd arg...laterz... /c /d 773000000000000000000000000000000000000pps: overall: looking at a 10/15 minute vm plan9 static os creation...with 99.99% automationOn Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 6:58 PM Conor Williams <conor.williams@gmail.com> wrote:hello 9fannors...i wish to find the device? which the p9 iso file is mounted from...(a vm boot (i dont think that matters though...)e.g c drive is /dev/sdC0/c /ba 7723ps: i wish to do a quick back of the (, possibly ramfs, ) temporary / filesystem kind of like a backup of the c drive% dd /dev/XXYXX /dev/sdC0/9fatpps: would anyone know what might happen if the /dev/XXYXX partition issmaller that the C drive... (the /dev/sdC0/9fat is formatted and large andready to go) -- i do realise i can find this out if I know the device...