Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

[Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>]

if you setup dedicated machines for cpu+auth and fs, then booting a pc kernel
on a vmware and booting from fs works very well as a term.

> hi jeff,
>
> i agree. somewhere down the line, i will probably stick to this method.
>
> but my problem is i use inferno and acme in inferno a lot. to the extent i
> tested so far, drawterm, 9vx are all so slow in updating inferno screen (i
> think it becomes a matter of screen area updates all the time instead of any
> optimized updates like in case of, say, a rio text window). since i use
> inferno a lot in plan9 and since the lag is very noticeable, i am just
> trying to find out a way.
>
> btw, is there any opportunity for optimization in draw operations that will
> help? or it is already optimized? is it possible to lower the no of bits per
> pixel in inferno and will it lead to any gain in performance?
>
> thanks
> dharani
>
>
> I still recomend keeping the VMware Plan 9 instance as a console (text only)
>> and using drawterm to connect in--much more responsive and gives clean
>> access back to your host filesystem.
>>
>> The docs on creating a stand alone cpu server help getting the
>> configuration to work.
>>
>> -jas
>>
>>
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