I am wondering why your bootfile is bootfile=sdB0!9fat!9pccpuf.gz and your nvramfile is sdXX
? On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM Ron Minnich <[email protected]> wrote: > it would be helpful to see all of the boot messages. > > it looks like you have a fossil partition, but do you have an nvram > partition? > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM Frank D. Engel, Jr. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > In Plan9, a "terminal" is a computer that the user interacts with > directly, while a "cpu server" is one that provides processing capacity > over the network (basically a computer that multiple users connect to and > run programs on). > > > > The terminal kernel is optimized for a single user running the graphical > interface (rio) and sitting in front of that computer to access the system. > > > > The cpu server kernel is optimized for a server that is sitting in a > network closet somewhere (or running on a virtual machine) and accessed > primarily remotely by multiple users simultaneously. > > > > The startup scripts respond to the choice of kernel and start the > appropriate services depending on which one is selected (rio if terminal, > server-related services if cpu). > > > > > > On 9/8/25 11:04, _ resun wrote: > >> > >> Note that the usbdisk image does not contain the installer, you have to > manually > >> set up fossil and venti and install on your hard drive. The instruction > is available > >> on 9legacy's site. > > > > Can you please provide the link of the instructions? > > > >> > >> When you boot into your usb, it will ask you to select the cpu kernel > >> or terminal kernel. you selected the cpu kernel. > >> On the first boot of the cpu kernel, nvram doesn't have anything yet, > >> the authid prompt is normal, it will write your information to nvram > >> (if you are interested in booting a cpu kernel) > > > > > > It does not provide any prompt to select cpu kernel or terminal kernel. > What does the terminal kernel do by the way? > > > > Thanks! > > > > _resun > > > > > > On Mon, 8 Sept 2025 at 17:32, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Unfortunately, I posted an incomplete message. I sincerely apologise > for > >> > the mistake. > >> > > >> > Here's the complete one: > >> > > >> > I was trying to install Plan9 on my pc using the USB Image. My host > machine > >> > is windows 11. Here's how I made the usb drive: > >> > >> Note that the usbdisk image does not contain the installer, you have to > manually > >> set up fossil and venti and install on your hard drive. The instruction > is available > >> on 9legacy's site. > >> > >> > > >> > 1. Downloaded the USB Disk Image from here > >> > <http://9p.io/plan9/download.html>. > >> > 2. run this from cmd > >> > ``` > >> > dd if="...\usbdisk" of=\\.\PhysicalDrive3 bs=4M --progress > >> > ``` > >> > > >> > Note. dd is dd for windows from here: chrysocome > >> > <http://www.chrysocome.net/dd>. > >> > 3. booted into the usb drive in Legacy mode and the loader was running > >> > > >> > after that I got this error: > >> > > >> > ``` > >> > auth...can't open /dev/sdXX/nvram: 'env/nvroff' file does not exist. > >> > ``` > >> > Then it prompted something related to `authid`. > >> > >> When you boot into your usb, it will ask you to select the cpu kernel > >> or terminal kernel. you selected the cpu kernel. > >> On the first boot of the cpu kernel, nvram doesn't have anything yet, > >> the authid prompt is normal, it will write your information to nvram > >> (if you are interested in booting a cpu kernel) > >> > >> > > >> > Here's what my `plan9.ini` looks like: > >> > > >> > ``` > >> > console=0 > >> > > >> > # new 9load can figure out bootfile > >> > bootfile=sdB0!9fat!9pccpuf.gz > >> > nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdXX/fossil > >> > > >> > readparts= > >> > nvram=/dev/sdXX/nvram > >> > > >> > debugboot=1 > >> > *nodumpstack=1 > >> > *noe820print=1 > >> > ``` > >> > > >> > I tried setting `nvroff=0` and also `nvrlen=512` and then I got the > error > >> > that `/dev/sdXX` does not exists following the `authid` prompt. > >> > > >> > What should I do? > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> > > >> > _resun > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, 7 Sept 2025 at 23:49, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hello! > >> >> > >> >> I was trying to install Plan9 on my pc using the USB Image. My host > >> >> machine is windows 11. Here's how I made the usb drive: > >> >> > >> >> 1. 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