* [9fans] How long should it take fossil to dump to venti (1st time around)
@ 2010-01-26 20:04 Matt Adams
2010-01-26 20:19 ` Steve Simon
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From: Matt Adams @ 2010-01-26 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
Hi folks:
I've installed Plan 9 on another of my systems and so far so good.
This configuration is an all-in-one fossil+venti system. Nothing has
been extended beyond the default ISO.
After I installed and rebooted I noticed that the hard drive light
came on and stayed on. It's been on for several hours thus far. I
assume that this is fossil being dumped for the first time but I
didn't think it would take this long.
Is there a way for me to peek at the dump process? I'd like to turn
this machine off at some point but don't want to interrupt it.
Thanks,
Matt
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* Re: [9fans] How long should it take fossil to dump to venti (1st time around)
2010-01-26 20:04 [9fans] How long should it take fossil to dump to venti (1st time around) Matt Adams
@ 2010-01-26 20:19 ` Steve Simon
2010-01-26 20:25 ` erik quanstrom
2010-01-26 21:29 ` Matt Adams
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From: Steve Simon @ 2010-01-26 20:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
It will take a very long time, espicially if your IDE controller is not
known or it is and DMA is known to be problematic.
I suggest you resign yourself to leaving the machine on for many hours,
and then, when it stops rattling its disks, you shut it down (using the
fshalt command).
-Steve
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* Re: [9fans] How long should it take fossil to dump to venti (1st time around)
2010-01-26 20:19 ` Steve Simon
@ 2010-01-26 20:25 ` erik quanstrom
2010-01-26 21:29 ` Matt Adams
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From: erik quanstrom @ 2010-01-26 20:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
On Tue Jan 26 15:22:22 EST 2010, steve@quintile.net wrote:
> It will take a very long time, espicially if your IDE controller is not
> known or it is and DMA is known to be problematic.
the output of sossd (/n/sources/contrib/quanstro/sossd) is useful
if you suspect a problem. i'll have a look if you'd rather not spam
the list.
- erik
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* Re: [9fans] How long should it take fossil to dump to venti (1st time around)
2010-01-26 20:19 ` Steve Simon
2010-01-26 20:25 ` erik quanstrom
@ 2010-01-26 21:29 ` Matt Adams
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From: Matt Adams @ 2010-01-26 21:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> It will take a very long time, espicially if your IDE controller is not
> known or it is and DMA is known to be problematic.
Thanks, Steve. The disks finally quieted down early this afternoon.
I just didn't expect it to take that long.
Matt
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