it would be helpful to see all of the boot messages. it looks like you have a fossil partition, but do you have an nvram partition?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM Frank D. Engel, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > > In Plan9, a "terminal" is a computer that the user interacts with directly, > while a "cpu server" is one that provides processing capacity over the > network (basically a computer that multiple users connect to and run programs > on). > > The terminal kernel is optimized for a single user running the graphical > interface (rio) and sitting in front of that computer to access the system. > > The cpu server kernel is optimized for a server that is sitting in a network > closet somewhere (or running on a virtual machine) and accessed primarily > remotely by multiple users simultaneously. > > The startup scripts respond to the choice of kernel and start the appropriate > services depending on which one is selected (rio if terminal, server-related > services if cpu). > > > On 9/8/25 11:04, _ resun wrote: >> >> Note that the usbdisk image does not contain the installer, you have to >> manually >> set up fossil and venti and install on your hard drive. The instruction is >> available >> on 9legacy's site. > > Can you please provide the link of the instructions? > >> >> When you boot into your usb, it will ask you to select the cpu kernel >> or terminal kernel. you selected the cpu kernel. >> On the first boot of the cpu kernel, nvram doesn't have anything yet, >> the authid prompt is normal, it will write your information to nvram >> (if you are interested in booting a cpu kernel) > > > It does not provide any prompt to select cpu kernel or terminal kernel. What > does the terminal kernel do by the way? > > Thanks! > > _resun > > > On Mon, 8 Sept 2025 at 17:32, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Unfortunately, I posted an incomplete message. I sincerely apologise for >> > the mistake. >> > >> > Here's the complete one: >> > >> > I was trying to install Plan9 on my pc using the USB Image. My host machine >> > is windows 11. Here's how I made the usb drive: >> >> Note that the usbdisk image does not contain the installer, you have to >> manually >> set up fossil and venti and install on your hard drive. The instruction is >> available >> on 9legacy's site. >> >> > >> > 1. Downloaded the USB Disk Image from here >> > <http://9p.io/plan9/download.html>. >> > 2. run this from cmd >> > ``` >> > dd if="...\usbdisk" of=\\.\PhysicalDrive3 bs=4M --progress >> > ``` >> > >> > Note. dd is dd for windows from here: chrysocome >> > <http://www.chrysocome.net/dd>. >> > 3. booted into the usb drive in Legacy mode and the loader was running >> > >> > after that I got this error: >> > >> > ``` >> > auth...can't open /dev/sdXX/nvram: 'env/nvroff' file does not exist. >> > ``` >> > Then it prompted something related to `authid`. >> >> When you boot into your usb, it will ask you to select the cpu kernel >> or terminal kernel. you selected the cpu kernel. >> On the first boot of the cpu kernel, nvram doesn't have anything yet, >> the authid prompt is normal, it will write your information to nvram >> (if you are interested in booting a cpu kernel) >> >> > >> > Here's what my `plan9.ini` looks like: >> > >> > ``` >> > console=0 >> > >> > # new 9load can figure out bootfile >> > bootfile=sdB0!9fat!9pccpuf.gz >> > nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdXX/fossil >> > >> > readparts= >> > nvram=/dev/sdXX/nvram >> > >> > debugboot=1 >> > *nodumpstack=1 >> > *noe820print=1 >> > ``` >> > >> > I tried setting `nvroff=0` and also `nvrlen=512` and then I got the error >> > that `/dev/sdXX` does not exists following the `authid` prompt. >> > >> > What should I do? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > _resun >> > >> > >> > On Sun, 7 Sept 2025 at 23:49, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hello! >> >> >> >> I was trying to install Plan9 on my pc using the USB Image. My host >> >> machine is windows 11. Here's how I made the usb drive: >> >> >> >> 1. Downloaded the USB Disk Image from here >> >> <http://9p.io/plan9/download.html>. >> >> 2. run this from cmd >> >> >> >> dd if=C:\path\to\usbdisk of=\\.\PhysicalDrive<N> bs=4M --progress >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *9fans <https://9fans.topicbox.com/latest>* / 9fans / see discussions >> >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans> + participants >> >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/members> + delivery options >> >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription> Permalink >> >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Td1f00dd6d2a12c08-M4003d437d9c8271a2282e723> >> >> > > 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Te1173e9be4c23b1f-Ma39cff71138552c07adea6d1 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
