> I've tried pull (copied pull from Glenda's account to mine) but it > didn't work. Can't remember the exact error message, but it couldn't > find the files, apparently. Even after I'd spent ages figuring out how > to do networking. Is there a no way to update from a source other than > the 'net? Like download a repository and install it from there? I'm > perfectly happy updating over the 'net on my box, but it's a laptop > that isn't on the supported list, so I have to be prepared for the > network hardware not being fully supported, so if I can find a way to > get the files onto it, I hope I can to do it from a local source, if > need be. > I update my laptop by downloading and putting the newest iso on a flash drive in linux, the reboot into plan 9. Next I mount the iso in $home/contrib/contrib, then bind that to /n/sources and do replica/pull -v /dist/replica/network. That has worked fine for me for a couple of months.
> How up-to-date is the image on the Plan 9 site? I heard about the > nightlies, but they don't seem to be around, so I'm assuming that the > ISO on the site is the newest version. > I believe they're updated whenever sources is updated, so it might not exactly be nightly, but they are updated frequently. > And are there any old versions of Plan 9 around that I could install > in, say, QEMU? I know Third Edition was out there, but it's gone - I'd > ask if anyone knows about First and Second, but that might not be > wise, considering First was internal only and Second was purchase > only. But still - ? > You can install the fourth edition in qemu just fine. http://www.9gridchan.org/9grid_node_img has some images that are built for doing grid work, you might want to check those out.
