excellento..ty. im going to try (once mounted...) copy of /tmp/THEISO -> /tmp/b4 (/dev/sdC0/9fat) possibly using: tar -cf - / | ( cd /tmp/b4; tar -xf - ) #that used work on minix... run the ns command of what ns returns (loads of binds etc...) -- maybe some udder commands... try and boot off the VM C drive (whilst turning off the iso boot) disaster 1 rec: boot off iso and possible bind /tmp/b4 -> / (or maybe selective dirs...) disaster 2 scenario: boot off iso, keep created ram fs and bind into /tmp/b4. eg bind -[abc] /tmp/bin /bin (after mounting C drive manually with *dossrv* *mount /srv/dos /tmp/b4 **/dev/sdC0/9*fat
*any advice greatefully accepted... /c /bd* On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 7:28 PM Steve Simon <st...@quintile.net> wrote: > > 9660srv - it mounts an iso as 9p file server in /srv/9660, so you need to > do a mount(1) to actually see the contents. > > -Steve > > > On 7 Jul 2023, at 7:20 pm, Conor Williams <conor.willi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > ok... thank you Steve, well in... > > that particular train of thought leads me to another question... > has you r a'yone an iso.expander for plan9... (ps: i do have anudder way) > ...() > > ps: am still on the lookout for a dd arg... > laterz... /c /d 773 > 000000000000000000000000000000000000 > pps: overall: looking at a 10/15 minute vm plan9 static os creation... > with 99.99% automation > > On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 6:58 PM Conor Williams <conor.willi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> hello 9fannors... >> >> i wish to find the device? which the p9 iso file is mounted from... >> (a vm boot (i dont think that matters though...) >> e.g c drive is /dev/sdC0 >> >> /c /ba 7723 >> ps: i wish to do a quick back of the (, possibly ramfs, ) temporary / >> file >> system kind of like a backup of the c drive >> % dd /dev/XXYXX /dev/sdC0/9fat >> >> pps: would anyone know what might happen if the /dev/XXYXX partition is >> smaller that the C drive... (the /dev/sdC0/9fat is formatted and large >> and >> ready to go) -- i do realise i can find this out if I know the device... >> >> *9fans <https://9fans.topicbox.com/latest>* / 9fans / see discussions > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans> + participants > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/members> + delivery options > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription> Permalink > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Teeaf8ef1cb56caa7-M2464af77afdbb3d40e268f5e> > ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Teeaf8ef1cb56caa7-M362aef14a8051228bf8be621 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
