Just FYI, I wanted to verify that this works and I just did. Having a 9vx function as the fs for an Ovaro (TI OMAP)
sudo ~/src/plan9/vx32/src/9vx/9vx -r ~/src/9vx-0.12/ The sudo is important. Then in the 9vx instance: aux/listen1 -v tcp!*!564 /bin/exportfs -s Then I boot the Ovaro: Filename '9beagletxt'. Load address: 0x80310000 Loading: ################################################################# ######################### done Bytes transferred = 1315056 (1410f0 hex) Overo # tftpboot 80300000 0015c928d6a1 smc911x: detected LAN9221 controller smc911x: phy initialized smc911x: MAC 00:15:c9:28:d6:a1 Using smc911x-0 device TFTP from server 192.168.2.1; our IP address is 192.168.2.5 Filename '0015c928d6a1'. Load address: 0x80300000 Loading: T # done Bytes transferred = 207 (cf hex) Overo # go 80310000 and then it all comes up with prompts: filesystem IP address[no default]: 192.168.2.1 authentication server IP address[no default]: 192.168.2.1 bad nvram key bad authentication id bad authentication domain authid: bootes authdom: YOURNAMEHERE secstore key: password: can't write key to nvram: jmk added reentrancy for threads version...time... Password: Confirm password: 192.168.2.5 Jan 15 15:03:21 cron for upas owned by rminnich 192.168.2.5 Jan 15 15:03:21 cron for root owned by rminnich 192.168.2.5 Jan 15 15:03:21 cron for sys owned by rminnich init: starting /bin/rc 192.168.2.5# The point being that 9vx is a perfectly capable way to have an fs for all your service needs :-) Thanks to Geoff for his infinite patience with my questions ... ron