On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:50:07 BST David du Colombier <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I've been trying for about two days to get the stock Plan9 from Bell
> > > Labs to install with Networking under Virtual Box
> >
> > Bell Labs Plan 9 and networking works well in virtualbox 3.1.8 using
> > Am79C973 virtual ethernet adapter in bridged mode, chipset PIIX3
> > selected and "Enable IO APIC" turned off. (Maybe not the only usable
> > settings but these work for me.)
> >
> > Some newer versions of virtualbox have been reported as problematic.
> > You can search for "virtualbox old builds" on the web.
>
> I agree with Richard and I can confirm Plan 9 works
> fine in VirtualBox 4.1.24 (2012-12-19).
>
> It can be downloaded here:
>
> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.24/
I too am using Bell Labs Plan9 but on 4.1.22.
Settings that work for me:
system: chipset PIIX3, enable IO APIC, enable PAE/NX, Enable VT-x/AMD-V,
enable nested paging
Storage: IDE controller, PIIX4, use host io-cache, cd-rom secondary master
Network: bridged adapter, Intel Pro/1000 MT Server
Ports: Enable USB controller, Enable USB2.0 controller
IIRC you need to install matching virtual box extension pack
for USB to work.
Note: if your host uses wifi but no ethernet, bridged
adapter won't work.
