erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote:

> > # 9legacy iso cd
> > ================
> >     497M memory: 497 kernel data, 0M user, 18M swap
>
> looks like only 512mb of memory are found.  how much memory
> is in the machine?

There are 4G...

> > # 9atom AMD64 usb iso [sic]
> > =====================
> > the installer failed after asking me if I wanted to build
> > all the binaries, with a typo 'yns' instead of 'yes'.
>
> sorry about this.  if i get time, i'll look for the bug.  if you
> find it first, please submit a patch.

I'll try to catch the bug and make a more precise report.
But I'm not sure to be skilled enougth to make a nice patch.

> > # 9atom AMD64 questions
> > =======================
> > 1) I can't figure how to configure plan9.ini
> please see pcipl(8) for details.

Thanks.

> > May I have some hope to get a working 9atom Plan9 kernel
> > for this board or should I stay with nix ?
> no plan 9 kernel at this time, i am trying to merge the
> kernels.  work is ongoing and slow.

I'm happy to read that.

> > 3) I could not compile the nix/k10 cpuf, with the following
> > errors:
>
> sorry.  fixed.  nodraw was needed in the cpuf configuration.

One more thanks !

> > 4) Is there any documentation of the build process
> > somewhere ? I'd like to know how to build binaries for a
> > custom architecture, and such other things.
>
> could you be more specific about what you mean by "custom arch"?
> i am not aware of general documentation of the build process.
> the nix build is quite a bit different than the 9 build.

I was looking for the $objtype variable, to build utilities.
And I found the documentation I neeeded: mkfiles.ps.


Lots of thanks !

Pierre-Jean.


Reply via email to