[9fans] Boot from USB

2009-03-02 Thread Nino on NetBSD 4.0
Dear All, I am reading in your discussions, and also on some places on the net, that it is, in fact, possible to boot plan 9 off a USB key, but that it is not very straightforward. Is there any particular tutorial/guide/... which you could recommend me? For me, it would be nice (and convenient)

Re: [9fans] create user with password

2009-02-18 Thread Nino on NetBSD 4.0
nstead of logging on to the machine directly, > I connect to it using drawterm. I am then asked > for a username and a password. the docment > that made me succeed in setting this up is: > > http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Drawterm_to_your_terminal/inde > x.html &

Re: [9fans] create user with password

2009-02-17 Thread Nino on NetBSD 4.0
Dear all, First of all, let me thank you for your kind attention. I did run newuser, in fact, that is what got me out of the console. I now have a graphical environment. Still, that did not give me a password. Rest assured, I am perfectly well aware that as soon as somone gets his hands on my m

[9fans] create user with password

2009-02-17 Thread Nino on NetBSD 4.0
Dear all, I am a newbie and looking into Plan 9 - now in earnest. I have been considering it for the last two years. (To make it short, I'll have a lot of questions, naturally, and I kindly ask you to be patient with me...) Firstly, I would like to have a user. I don't like to be glenda, actually