[9fans] Realtek 8111C

hi, i have a quick question. does anyone know if realtek 8111c is supported? any help appreciated. thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] Realtek 8111C

hi erik, thanks for the quick response. regards dharani On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:17 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > works fine for me, even with jumbo packets: > > 5.0.0:  net  02.00.00 10ec/8168  10 0:d801 256 2:feaff004 4096 3: > 16 >        Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 Gigabi

Re: [9fans] GSOC: Drawterm for the iPhone

hi, sorry if i have missed any prior discussion, but i would like to mention that i am curious about this effort. to me, iphone (or similar device) seems to be an appropriate device that is small enough to be a portable drawterm device (eventually it could become cheaper too). one can quickly co

Re: [9fans] GSOC: Drawterm for the iPhone

video, faster network connectivity, etc., things can get better. thanks dharani On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Uriel wrote: > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan > wrote: >> hi, >> >> sorry if i have missed any prior discussion, but i would like

Re: [9fans] Intel atom motherboard - success at last

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[9fans] suggestion for a video card

hi, i am looking for a video card for plan9. here are my requirements: - should do 1920x1080 at 60Hz so i can connect to my LCD TV via HDMI - HDMI connector preferable but if the card does 1920x1080, i can use DVI to HDMI adapter - would be nice if it can also do 1920x1200 has anyone played wit

Re: [9fans] nice quote

> C shall be the test. If you don't even understand C, explained by K&R, > then do something else. i agree to this completely. after taking a formal course in computers, if someone cannot read/follow K&R C book and cannot write C code, i would think that the candidate is not good enough. thanks dh

Re: [9fans] problems when hwaccel off or in inferno

i have seen this problem many times in inferno on plan9. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Steve Simon wrote: >> So is it so that anybody using vesa should see it... > > I use the vesa driver occasionally on my Atom motherboard > (Intel 940?) and have had no such "droppings", so the > problem isn't

Re: [9fans] sort strangeness

hi, doesnt it seem to be fine? > Just noticed this > > cpu% cat tmp/sorttest > 2 > 7 > 2.1 > 2.1.4 > 2.1.1 > cpu% sort tmp/sorttest > 2 > 2.1 > 2.1.1 > 2.1.4 > 7 --> sorts the string values > cpu% sort -u tmp/sorttest > 2 > 2.1 > 2.1.1 > 2.1.4 > 7 --> sorts the string values and removes a

Re: [9fans] iwp9 video (was: iwp9 deadline extension)

i didnt realize broadcast video will be this good. i started watching only today and it was nice to watch it live. looks like session videos will be available pretty soon. dharani On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:36 PM, james toy wrote: > Agreed, much appreciated. I got the flu after booking the ent

Re: [9fans] Go

> > and other critical sections. (was this a problem with alef?) as far as i know, not many alef programs were written. the few that were written (like acme) got converted to C. and i dont think alef was used for writing kernel code. someone please correct me if i am wrong. thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] rows to cols?

hi, i rustled up a small limbo program (attached) that does the trick. hope this helps. % cat num1.txt one two three four five six seven eight nine % ./trans num1.txt one four seven two five eight three six nine % cat num2.txt one two three four five six

Re: [9fans] sheevaplug port available

i am eager to try the port. can someone tell me where i can order the plug? thanks dharani On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Steve Simon wrote: > Great, thats Geoff, > > My plug is susposed to be on its way... > > -Steve > >

Re: [9fans] acid -k

Hi Steve, I remember using acid for debugging inferno kernel rather than plan 9. Regards dharani On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Steve Simon wrote: > hi, > > Trying to debug a driver using acid. > > none of the mkfiles in /sys/src/9 contain rules > to make .acid files, why? > > Does noone us

Re: [9fans] libframe Go port

Hi, Just wanted to let you know I am very eager to see both acme and libframe in Go. Its a great idea. Regards dharani On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 8:42 AM, Giles Hutton wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm currently in the process of porting acme to Go, and as part of that > I'm porting libframe as well. It'

Re: [9fans] libframe Go port

I believe Alef would be great compared to Limbo but not sure if Alef version is a bit out-of-date. On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Skip Tavakkolian < skip.tavakkol...@gmail.com> wrote: > cool. > > did you look at Alef (2nd Ed.) or Limbo version of Acme by any chance? > i'm curious if either of

Re: [9fans] libframe Go port

Why not? On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Staven wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 03:42:42PM +, Giles Hutton wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm currently in the process of porting acme to Go > > Why? > > >

Re: [9fans] What does your fileserver consist of?

Assuming cost is not an issue, wouldn't intel Avoton based board be good for this? Regards dharani On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Steve Simon wrote: > hi, > > mine is the older model which is not passively cooled, a fan is needed > (not to hand so i have no part numbers). > > it has a 40mm c

Re: [9fans] What does your fileserver consist of?

7;t amazingly zippy (11 sec to > build /sys/src/9/pc) it seems to be fast enough to be a file server. > > Jim > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 14:00 Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan < > vdhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Assuming cost is not an issue, wouldn't intel Avoton

[9fans] Isnt it time we have the next bay area meeting?

hi, it has been a long time since we met. any plans to have our next Plan9 Bay Area Users Group Meeting? thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] yes, comcast really *does* suck

hi ron, isnt cable modem a router too these days? i remember reading a manual in the internet for a cable modem (provided by comcast) that had the ability to act as DHCP server to the client side, NAT, (it had web based UI too), etc just like a Linksys box so that you only need a switch to connec

Re: [9fans] yes, comcast really *does* suck

than the one for which i had read the manual before) too seems to have those features i mentioned. so i was able to reach the UI via http://192.168.100.1. hope this helps. regards dharani On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi ron,

[9fans] plan9

hi all, my paying job kept me busy for quite sometime. so far i couldnt spend as much time on inferno/plan9 as i wanted to. but i have taken 2 weeks off and i am happy that i will be using part of the free time to keep up with the technology (so i will be posting more!). specifically, i am trying

[9fans] graphics scaling

hi, to the extent i know there is no facility to scale graphics image in inferno and plan9. long back when i went thru ATI graphics chip specification and another set-top box ASIC spec, I found that these accelerations are supported in hardware. here are my questions along these lines: - do other

[9fans] Plan9 on Mac with Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac

hi, has anyone managed to install plan9 successfully on Mac using Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac? i tried in two ways: - i had a temporary plan9 installation on Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac. After upgrade to 4.0, i tried to convert this one and use it on Parallels version 4.0. it displays the lin

Re: [9fans] graphics scaling

Hi Richard/pac, thanks for the quick response and info. i will try it out as soon as i am able to use some plan9. currently my old plan9 machine is almost dead and i am fighting with VMs to install plan9. luckily i also bought a copy of vmware fusion today. so i am trying with it too. thanks dhar

Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

hi all, not sure if this discussion is continued elsewhere, but i thought i will share what i found. i just installed vmware fusion 2.0.1 (128865), downloaded new plan9 CD image (that probably geoff made yesterday and the one that probably has richard's vmware vga fix) and tried to install plan9.

Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

hi richard, i tried various combinations: 1280x1024 1280x800 1152x768 1920x1200 (i tried combinations like with x8, x24, x32 (not x16 i think)). nothing seems to help. 1920x1200 looked like it turned the graphics mode on but then it crashed. btw, what was your plan9.ini config? did it look like:

Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

hi jeff, i agree. somewhere down the line, i will probably stick to this method. but my problem is i use inferno and acme in inferno a lot. to the extent i tested so far, drawterm, 9vx are all so slow in updating inferno screen (i think it becomes a matter of screen area updates all the time inst

Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

hi richard, thanks for the info. both 1280x768x8 and 1280x768x24 work for me. i am working on some (unrelated) issues, after which i will try more combinations. thanks dharani On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Richard Miller <9f...@hamnavoe.com> wrote: > > btw, what was your plan9.ini config? di

Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0

hi charles, thanks for the details. via draw.) this is on a 1.2Ghz core duo on ubuntu 8.04. it "didn't seem > too bad" > (ie, not unusable) but it probably isn't as responsive as under plan 9 > proper yes, in cases like this, it is usable but the noticeable lag and the relatively slow updates m

Re: [9fans] plan9

hi erik, thats good to know. long back i asked about support for 5501 in 9fans but only now i got some free time to try it. as of now, i dont know what is involved in getting it up and running. i am also planning to try various things like boot with hard drive, flash drive, USB audio device, try i

Re: [9fans] plan9

hi charles, thanks for the details. regards dharani On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Charles Forsyth wrote: > for plan 9, for the older 4501 i think i had to eliminate some cga > references > in config and mkfile. use a mkfile without cga.$O (this > would be better done by specifying cga in the

[9fans] user login / plan9 terminal on plan9

hi, here is a quick question. let us say i am logged in as glenda or none. let us say, i want a new window in which i need to login as vdharani. how can i do this? in unix machines, i could do su, telnet or ssh and then login as new user. i am looking for something like this. years back i asked th

Re: [9fans] user login / plan9 terminal on plan9

hi andrey, thanks for the quick reply. i think this is how i was using it but forgot about it. regards dharani 2008/12/24 andrey mirtchovski > cpu -h $sysname -u vdharani > >

[9fans] alpha channel

hi, this is regarding alpha channel. i am able to change the alpha value for an image by setting new alpha value for every pixel. but i was thinking we also could set the alpha value for all of the pixels in a window/screen just but setting the value somewhere, say using ctl. is this not possible

[9fans] vmware fusion - plan9 snarf issue

hi, quick question. snarf doesnt work properly in plan9 on vmware fusion 2.0 for mac. from what i found this seems to be a known issue. is there any fix available? any help appreciated. thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] alpha channel

hi russ, thanks for the info. thanks dharani On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Russ Cox wrote: >> this is regarding alpha channel. >> i am able to change the alpha value for an image by setting new alpha value >> for every pixel. >> but i was thinking we also could set the alpha value for all of

Re: [9fans] vmware fusion - plan9 snarf issue

hi russ, okay, this confirms some of the postings in the past. in my opinion, this shortfall is really a bad one. cut-and-paste is something very common operation (that too in plan9). it is really difficult to live without it. i wonder why it has to be this complicated in vmware. btw this is wha

[9fans] rio in cpu/auth server in vmware fusion 2.0

hi, is anyone able to run rio well in plan9 cpu/auth server on vmware fusion 2.0? i am able to run it in stand alone mode. but once i switch to cpu/auth server mode, i only see black screen. then i am able to open new windows, use it to some extent but things get clumsy. i dont see the window bor

Re: [9fans] rio in cpu/auth server in vmware fusion 2.0

hi russ, this works. thanks a lot. regards dharani On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Russ Cox wrote: > echo hwaccel off >'#v/vgactl' > >

[9fans] Trouble setting up cpu/auth server

hi, i have some minor issues with cpu/auth server. i had kept this line: aux/listen -q -t /rc/bin/service.auth -d /rc/bin/service tcp in /cfg/mill/cpurc (mill is my cpu server name) now, i moved it to /rc/bin/cpurc below the keyfs and cron commands (uncommented) now, drawterm works, which is

Re: [9fans] Trouble setting up cpu/auth server

hi skip, thanks, this helps. i am now able to do drawterm and cpu now (same/different user). regards dharani On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Skip Tavakkolian <9...@9netics.com> wrote: >> now, drawterm works, which is good. but somehow cpu doesnt work for >> me. this is what happens: >> >> mill

Re: [9fans] vmware fusion - plan9 snarf issue

hi anthony/russ, okay, this is what i see now: - with stand-alone kernel, i do see the snarf issue as i mentioned. - however, i completed the installation to make it auth/cpu server. i think i added a couple of devices in the config file, built the image and used it for booting as auth/cpu server

Re: [9fans] rio in cpu/auth server in vmware fusion 2.0

y of references to poor graphics performance even for their > targeted guest OS. > > -jas > > On Dec 28, 2008, at 6:29 AM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan wrote: > >> hi, >> >> is anyone able to run rio well in plan9 cpu/auth server on vmware fusion >> 2.0? >&

Re: [9fans] rio in cpu/auth server in vmware fusion 2.0

comes from... > > uriel > > On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan > wrote: >> hi jeff, >> >> after a couple of hiccups, i made my plan9 installation to become a >> cpu/auth server as well. i am also able to use graphics screen with >&g

[9fans] venti

hi, i noticed something odd with venti and i am just trying to see if this is an issue and if this needs to be addressed. i think, by default, plan9 installation sets localhost as the address for venti in plan9.ini. but at some point i wanted venti to announce any (*) address. for some reason, i

[9fans] a bug in awk?

hi, while i was playing with venti archive, i found something interesting. i used dumpvacroots.new (from contrib) and for some reason, awk bailed out with floating point error whenever it saw a line with a specific root score. here are the two sample lines (i used customized printarena.c which p

Re: [9fans] a bug in awk?

hi lucio, so, it tries to interpret as a floating-point no and goes for a toss! thanks for the quick response. regards dharani On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:26 PM, wrote: >> 11258672 5946903e318d3596c21e35b42a13c1dea5fd32cc 0 > > Note the 5946903e318 which AWK may mistakenly treat

Re: [9fans] a bug in awk?

hi erik, i had a temp code in dumvacroots.new: ... rc | awk '/5946903e/ { next; } $3==16 {printf("%s\n", $0)}' which i removed it now, built awk with your fix in place and tried. the problem is fixed now. thanks for the fix. regards dharani On Sat, Jan

Re: [9fans] Sources Gone?

hi patrick, someone else can give a better answer for sure but let me give give a try here. (sorry if you know this already or if i have misunderstood your question). would reverting to an older fossil snapshot work for you? if so, you could do this (i have just outlined): - boot via cdrom - fi

[9fans] plan9 web server down?

hi, is plan9 web server down? i am not able to do '9fs sources' too. thanks dharani

[9fans] Inferno OS

Hi All, I have a quick question. Is there any place where I can download Inferno OS and use it without having to build it myself? I am looking for something to run on Ubuntu (x86) or MacOS (x86/ARM). Regards dharani -- 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fa

Re: [9fans] Re: Inferno OS

Hi David, Thanks for the info. I am using ubuntu 22.04 LTS (amd64). Regards dharani On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 8:21 AM wrote: > Maybe these docker images are useful? > https://groups.google.com/g/inferno-os/c/CdJ-N8cVZY8 > Which version of Ubuntu are you running? > *9fans

Re: [9fans] Re: Inferno OS

Hi David, Do the docker images run well? I tried on my ubuntu. Even ls command does not seem to work. Regards dharani On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 8:25 AM Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan < vdhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi David, > > Thanks for the info. I am using ubuntu 22.04 LTS (amd6

Re: [9fans] Re: Inferno OS

Hi David, I tried to build based on the script and it worked. I was happy to see Inferno up and running. Thanks a lot. Do you know if there is any forum that discusses on Inferno/Limbo? Long back I remember discussing in a forum called "inferno-list". Thanks dharani On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 12:

Re: [9fans] Re: Inferno OS

Cheers, > > Marshall > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 9:30 PM Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan < > vdhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> I tried to build based on the script and it worked. I was happy to see >> Inferno up and running. Thanks

Re: [9fans] Binary File split

hi, since i see many solutions, i thought i will add mine too (if you can use inferno). attached please see the limbo program i wrote for this. it has helped me many times: didnt have to come out with parameters for dd commands which i used to use before for this kind of tasks. please note that t

Re: [9fans] look ma, 16 x86 processors

why cant it be two 8-core xeons? dharani On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Lawrence E. Bakst wrote: > What dual socket Mobo/chipset is that? > > I gather you got Hyperthreading to work as their are only 4 x 2 real cores, > correct? > > leb > > At 8:01 PM -0400 6/17/10, erik quanstrom wrote: >>tr

[9fans] live streaming?

hi, is there a link for live streaming of the conference? i tried to locate one but couldn't. thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] live streaming?

hi john/ron, thanks! i am watching the session now. dharani On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:19 AM, ron minnich wrote: > livestream.com/iwp9 > > I think > > eric won't let me try it. > > ron > >

[9fans] beagleboard

hi, if i am right, about a year back ron mentioned plan9 is being ported to beagleboard. any update on this? did geoff mention in his talk yesterday (i assume he is also involved in this work)? thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] beagleboard

s said > though. I think something about vga. It's archived on livestream.com/iwp9 > > On Oct 12, 2010 3:36 PM, "Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan" > wrote: >> hi, >> >> if i am right, about a year back ron mentioned plan9 is being ported >> to beagleboa

Re: [9fans] beagleboard

hi all, thanks for the response. i also went through geoff's paper. so, in summary, it looks like while beagleboard port is close to be ready, it is not going to be too attractive to run plan9 (from price/speed/device-support point). am i right? dharani On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM, wrote:

[9fans] inferno status/roadmap?

hi, if i am right, charles was planning to give a session on inferno roadmap or something in the 5th plan9 workshop. did it happen? sorry if i am wrong. thanks dharani

[9fans] amd64 port

hi all, i am just posting a question that has been in my mind for a while. to me, it looks like 64-bit computing has caught up very well. even smaller processors like atom supports 64-bit instruction set. on the contrary, while plan9 supported 32-bit processors ahead of other OSes, it is yet to

Re: [9fans] inferno status/roadmap?

hi, not a problem! i guess charles can still brief us in the mailing list. anyway, i had some thoughts/questions that i will post in the inferno list. regards dharani On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:22 PM, ron minnich wrote: > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 10:55 AM, erik quanstrom > wrote: > >> blame m

Re: [9fans] amd64 port

core >>> changes for 64-bit support are in place and there are 64 bit >>> compilers. >>> >>>      -eric >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan >>> wrote: >>>> hi all, >>>&g

[9fans] de-duplication/archival software

hi, about a year back, someone mentioned about a tool or utility for archiving/storage like venti. it has de-duplication and uses hashing mechanism. i think it runs on linux mainly. can someone give me some details on this if you remember? sorry, i tried to dig as much as i can but couldnt locate

Re: [9fans] de-duplication/archival software

dharani On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Bakul Shah wrote: > On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:35:57 PDT Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan >  wrote: >> hi, >> >> about a year back, someone mentioned about a tool or utility for >> archiving/storage like venti. it has de-duplication an

Re: [9fans] de-duplication/archival software

hi thomas, yes, this is the one. thanks a lot! i couldnt find it because my search keywords didnt match. regards dharani On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Thomas Östreicher wrote: > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan > wrote: >> hi, >> >> ab

[9fans] inferno emu on arm

hi all, i am trying to run inferno emu on plan9 running on sheevaplug. does anyone know how to build emu for arm? i am surprised that it is missing in inferno-os repository. or am i missing something? any help appreciated. thanks dharani

Re: [9fans] inferno emu on arm

Jan 14, 2011 6:08 PM, "Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan" > wrote: > > hi all, > > > > i am trying to run inferno emu on plan9 running on sheevaplug. > > > > does anyone know how to build emu for arm? i am surprised that it is > missing > > in inferno-

Re: [9fans] inferno emu on arm

hi, richard/mechiel/charles, thanks! my plan9 guest OS on vmware fusion is down currently. i am trying to bring it up. i will work on this once it is up. sorry for the delay. thanks dharani On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Charles Forsyth wrote: > i've merged those additions into inferno-os on

Re: [9fans] Announcing Inferno for Android phones

Hi All, Would this phone be able to run inferno? "Samsung Google Nexus S I9023 Unlocked GSM Android Phone With 4" Touchscreen, Dual-Cameras, WiFi & More!" http://1saleaday.com/wireless/?CID=173477&AFID=178621 Its on sale today. Price $299. Does it make sense? Thanks dharani On Fri, Sep 23, 20

[9fans] Sad News

Hi, Here is a sad news: RIP Dennis Ritchie, 70, Author Of “C,” Co-Author Of UNIX Computer Language (2’19″) http://moviecitynews.com/2011/10/rip-dennis-ritchie-70-author-of-c-co-author-of-unix-computer-language-219/ Regards dharani

Re: [9fans] Sad News

https://plus.google.com/u/0/101960720994009339267/posts/ENuEDDYfvKP?hl=en On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Tharaneedharan Vilwanathan wrote: > Hi, > > Here is a sad news: > > RIP Dennis Ritchie, 70, Author Of “C,” Co-Author Of UNIX Computer > Language (2’19″) > http://movi

Re: [9fans] acme/acid integration ...

Hi, If I am right, this thought is presented somewhere at the end of acid (or acme?) paper. I asked Phil about this in a meeting. I remember he said he was not convinced about acme being acid's front end. Someone may know more/better. That apart, I think it is not too difficult to get the basic

Re: [9fans] Mini PCs

what about teg2 for which geoff announced support recently? btw, i have two raspberry pi at home now. i would like to run plan9 and inferno (at least emu) on it as soon as possible. dharani On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:07 PM, John Floren wrote: > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Winston Weinert w