Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-18 Thread Lucio De Re
> please use http, as ftp seems to have an issue that can cause > connection hangs, especially with os-x. > No problem, although I'm likely to do this from a Plan 9 terminal or CPU server. Although I presume fcp(1) isn't an option? > i believe i've found and fixed the problem with tcp, but it's

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-18 Thread erik quanstrom
On Sat Aug 18 10:30:53 EDT 2012, lu...@proxima.alt.za wrote: > > http://ftp.quanstro.net/other/9atom.iso.bz2. > > Thank you, I'll give it a try sometimes later, let you know what I > discover... please use http, as ftp seems to have an issue that can cause connection hangs, especially with os-x.

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-18 Thread Lucio De Re
> http://ftp.quanstro.net/other/9atom.iso.bz2. Thank you, I'll give it a try sometimes later, let you know what I discover... ++L

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-18 Thread erik quanstrom
> No, the physical hardware, co-hosted in Cape Town. Changing the > underlying virtualiser would be quite a mission from my current > location. I am going to upload an atom ISO image, though, if you > (Erik) point me to the smallest, recent version you have handy :-) http://ftp.quanstro.net/othe

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-18 Thread Lucio De Re
>> I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally. > > the not-so-virtual virtual machine? > No, the physical hardware, co-hosted in Cape Town. Changing the underlying virtualiser would be quite a mission from my current location. I am going to upload an atom ISO image, though, if you (Erik) p

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-17 Thread erik quanstrom
> I'm 1300 km aways from the server, incidentally. the not-so-virtual virtual machine? - erik

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-17 Thread Lucio De Re
> I suggest not using VMware for the installation, but Virtual Box > https://www.virtualbox.org/ instead; I've had no issues with > installation, and it can be configured quickly. You missed the bit about being 1400 km from the host :-) I'm not sure about SCSI disk errors that seem to be popping u

Re: [9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-17 Thread iainws
On Friday, 17 August 2012 20:30:47 UTC+10, Lucio De Re wrote: > I haven't checked all possibilities, but perhaps someone here has a > > quick fix. > > > > I'm trying to boot a Plan 9 ISO image from a few weeks back (date > > indeterminate, right now) under VMware ESXi, but it seems to jam at

[9fans] Release CD-ROM won't boot

2012-08-17 Thread Lucio De Re
I haven't checked all possibilities, but perhaps someone here has a quick fix. I'm trying to boot a Plan 9 ISO image from a few weeks back (date indeterminate, right now) under VMware ESXi, but it seems to jam at the "PBSR...I" prompt (text cursor on the following line). I tried both the primary