nix does not have graphics yet. sorry. we are using a changed 9pxeload and are switching to the new 9boot. the loader can be found in the distrib. if you can't wait.
-- iphone kbd. excuse typos :) On Apr 25, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Strake <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all. > > I just lately installed Plan 9, but the stock system is built for > 32-bit x86, and I have an amd64 computer. > > I found this diff: http://9legacy.org/9legacy/patch/nix.diff > which seems to have all needed system libraries, and its own kernel, > but the kernel seems to lack basic functionality, such as graphics and > mouse, and I can't find the local bootloader for it — the stock > bootloader chokes with message "bad kernel format", and on the nix web > site it says only to build pxe bootloader, which is not what I need. > It seems that nix is meant for cpu servers, not terminals. I need, if > my ken of 9jargon is not wrong, a terminal kernel. > > In an earlier thread, "9vx instability", F. J. Ballesteros said this: > "Jim, Charles, and others made an excellent port for amd64 ... We used > that as a starting point for nix." > Is this the legendary amd64 port? Is it available? > > I feel a bit lost. In the documentation, the authours emphasize its > portability, yet to actually build for another architecture seems > quite a bother, regrettably, since I was quite enthusiastic to use it > as my primary system. > > Anyhow, I would be glad of any pointers to an amd64 port or > instructions to do same. > > Cheers, > strake
