Generally for mounting different things Plan 9 uses user processes which can read the given filesystem and post a named pipe in /srv. Then they translate everything internally and speak 9P on this pipe. Then you can mount this using mount, and can give plus arguments
mount /srv/file /n/mountpoint arg /n and /mnt are special because they create directories automatically. Run 9660srv then use mount on the posted file giving the path to the cd as an argument. 2014-03-09 10:28 GMT+01:00, Steve Foster <[email protected]>: > Hi all. > I'm new here and to plan 9. > I'm the kind of person who doesn't always pick things up straight away, I'm > a bit slow like that :-) The light bulb usually goes on - eventually. > Sometimes I just need someone to flick the switch a few times. So if my > questions come across as a bit dumb you'll know why. > OK, so I'm new to Plan 9. I've managed to install it in virtualbox (Windows > 7 host) and can log in and use it. I've also installed plan9port onto > Lubuntu, also running in a virtual machine. > Acme has become my main work environment now, I was an emacs user. I like > acme a lot and spend most of my time in there (I'm writing this post in it). > I use two screens; one with acme (plan9port) and the other with everything > else. This set up is working well for me and I'm happy to carry on working > like this. > However, I would love to try working with acme in plan 9 itself. Well, I can > use it with no problems (so far anyway), but I can't get networking or > shared folders (virtualbox shared folders) working. This means, obviously, > that plan 9 is isolated from the outside world so any work I do is stuck in > there. Now, I'm trying ot get my head around the whole plan 9 thing and how > it works. I admit I'm struggling with it, but don't want to give up just > yet. > So for starters, does anyone know how to get shared folders (virtualbox > shared folders) working in plan 9, I have them working OK in Lubuntu so no > problem there.? I know you have to install the virtualbox guest additions > and this is easy to do, but... > This shows how much of a doofus I am. I don't know how to access the CD > drive in plan 9 which is where the guest additions would be installed from. > How do I do this please? I have searched, but have not managed to find the > answer, or maybe I have found it and didn't understand it. > I've been reading the 9fan archives and realise that technically all you > chaps are way above me (as you can tell from my question) so please be > patient with me :-) > I also can't get networking to work which may or may not be related to the > above, I'm not sure. I have tried the different suggestions I've found, but > nothing seems to work. If I could just get shared folders working that would > be great to start with. > Thanks,Steve.
