The situation is overall very strange. ..or maybe not strange at all.. no errors seem to be reproducible. At the moment, I'm carefully documenting my progress through the install and.. it actually seems to be working, except that I took the default (no) at the reaming option, then saw that the instructions say to choose yes. so now I'll have to restart. sending along the pictures of progress to date so you have them.. IMG_20251110_143536.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOll5mmHPHOyhxxhpK5QSr5aEWVRIkCH/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_143602.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BKwmoQUOL_IGdtHJ62R8T1sbkTNeMVXv/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_143615.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TkA2VmnX8J3xAgm9m3tJicHtaGjuKXvs/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_143906.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1rzSXbiL4Swo5qYhlHdH6smuz9nxITp/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_143925.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/141g9gJTJxmND0r2hkyhakuXTMmt5EsBJ/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145205.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_qZoKdERNrqEBle4YWL9fwkgXksPt7ls/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145347.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LxWEsu0D7LVotQJZQ0zhVuUtvmGuIAD4/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145413.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pBaY90JGv-5qb68e5pkr7CZbmSEZ5hz/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145441.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tFCQ81jA6N54nTapOAl7Y4s5un7bukbg/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145517.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PhT88ukkGGcYch3GzU0Y0nvdg_MAjZks/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145622.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L-38KtzgLLR58btFH62i1GfVLjbPQlYK/view?usp=drive_web> IMG_20251110_145751.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Bz147QHq_CEIO-9YFKsrr23u27YVUH8/view?usp=drive_web>
On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > I've managed to get it working again! it occurred to me that I -might- be > able to get a complete reset by holding down the main power button for 30 > seconds or so, I've forgotten whether this should be while the machine is > plugged in or not, so I tried both. ..it worked! > > As for seeing the full output.. the only way I can think of to do this > would be to take multiple pictures of it.. > > I have now done this. however, much to my surprise, the install method > did -not- seem to be the same this time around. As for what the cause of > this could be.. I have no idea. Right now, I have absolutely no confidence > that it is doing what it is supposed to. I'll send the pics I have, not > expecting them to be much help. I did not succeed in getting all the > output because it started printing things to the screen faster than I could > capture them, and I lost control of which part of the screen got > displayed. I further expect I will have to do a hard-reboot to regain > control of the system.. it's a weird feeling.. less than a year ago openbsd > felt like an alien planet.. > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM Ori Bernstein <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I haven't seen this before. It would be useful to see the full output, >> including the suggestions. >> >> On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 21:39:29 -0500, Michael Jensen < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Greetings again all. >> > >> > I have now attempted to install 9front. On my dell latitude e7450. I >> > followed the instructions at fqa.9front.org/fqa4.html. >> > >> > I encountered the following problems: >> > >> > I get as far a section 4.3.8 - prepdisk. I follow the recommendation of >> > accepting the suggestion, and type w, then hit <enter> >> > >> > Normally, it should accept that, and I follow it up with q. >> > >> > Instead, I get: >> > >> > " >> > error writing partition table to disk >> > attempting to restore partitions to previous state >> > cannot restore: error seeking on disk >> > " >> > >> > It then sends me up a menu, and I get to re-specify a bunch of things. >> > It gets back to approximately the same place, except this time, instead >> of >> > suggesting a layout, I get: >> > >> > "disk/prep: cannot open disk: file too small to be a disk" >> > >> > Continuing, I keep getting that error, even if I tell it to use esp as >> my >> > 9fat partition. >> > >> > I have consulted one youtube tutorial where they use the gefs as the >> file >> > system instead of the default in the tutorial. if that works, great. >> > Thought I should report this though. >> > >> > Cheers! >> > Mike :-) >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM Michael Jensen < >> [email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Greetings :-) >> > > >> > > ..I am currently in a deep exploration of operating systems. >> > > windows->ubuntu->guix&openbsd, with many more tried en-route. now I'm >> > > hearing about plan9 and oberon. So, plan9 is the bees-knees? People >> > > daydream wistfully about a world where it dominates.. So.. shall we >> get on >> > > with it? :-) Unfortunately, I go to the wiki for instructions on >> > > installing it ( >> > > https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/Installation_instructions/index.html), >> and >> > > find: "Beware: in the manner of wikis most everywhere, this one is >> > > woefully out of date. >> > > < >> https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/Beware:_in_the_manner_of_wikis_most_everywhere,_this_one_is_woefully_out_of_date >> .>" >> > > ..this is not encouraging. In fact, it stops me in my tracks and >> causes me >> > > to write this e-mail instead. >> > > >> > > ..I currently have three computers. Dell Latitudes e7450 and e7440, >> and a >> > > Thinkpad T430. I am open to buying another one if there is a >> particular >> > > one that is recommended for plan9. I can get another >> > > more-or-less-realiable T430 for ~150 can. ..I might poke around >> trying to >> > > follow the given instructions.. but my instinct says that I won't, not >> > > without more assurance of support. >> > > >> > > ..You may be wondering how I heard about plan9 in the first place. >> Keep >> > > in mind, hearing about it and becoming convinced it's worth >> investigating, >> > > are two different things. I credit, in historical order, "The Art of >> Unix >> > > Programming", Suckless, and vis (the editor). vis are the people >> whose >> > > documentation prodded me into seriously checking it out. (..Of >> course, now >> > > that I search specifically for plan9, I get plenty of hits..) >> > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > Michael :-) >> > > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------ >> > 9fans: 9fans >> > Permalink: >> https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tf075600980be0e2b-M6b5b6515f00f915c523814ee >> > Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription >> >> >> -- >> Ori Bernstein >> ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tf075600980be0e2b-Ma1e3ba4711ee7060bdab5c5c Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
