I recently stumbled through the process of compiling u9fs for a linux machine and then connecting to it from a 9front computer. Perhaps that will work?
u9fs is a program for linux / unix that allows plan 9 boxes to connect with 9fs. The source for it was in /sys/src/cmd/unix in the ‘labs version of Plan 9. I did not see it at that location in 9front and I don’t know if it is included, either on that distribution or on 9legacy. There is also a git site, https://github.com/unofficial-mirror/u9fs, which I recently used and seems to work. There are also some useful notes on how to set up u9fs in the Readme.md file in that git distribution. For my distribution, modifying inetd.conf and services in /etc of the linux box is what was applicable. This may be different depending on your linux distribution. in my inetd.conf I added the line: u9fs stream tcp nowait root /bin/9/u9fs u9fs -a none -u root note: by using -a none -u root, anyone can 9fs into the linux box and have root access to your file system. I’ve just started out in a lab environment where I am not worried about that. If you look at the u9fs man page there are ways of better securing the connection. in my services I added: u9fs 564/tcp 9fs After rebooting, (with the compiled u9fs in /bin/9/), I was then able to 9fs from the plan 9 box into the linux box. Hope that helps. > On Apr 11, 2021, at 5:59 PM, ibrahim.a.71 via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> wrote: > > Hi 9fans, > > I'm currently trying plan9. During my test phase I installed 9legacy on qemu. > Everythings works fine but I couldn't master to exchange files with my host > system (linux). I tried a virtfs, virtual fat drives an ext image and failed > mounting the filesystem in plan9 > > I would prefer ext2 as a shared partition : > > I tried > > ext2srv > mount -c /srv/ext2 /n/hostfs /dev/sdD0 > > and this results in an error message : > mount: mount /n/hostfs : no file system device specified > > I looked in the man pages and on internet but couldn't find an example for > mounting a harddisk or a setup to share files between host and guest. > > Perhaps someone can point out how to exchange data using virtual harddisks or > u9fs. > > Thanks in advance > 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T267dbe605a36a2f5-Mb191e6cfc42886efe984282d Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
