First, you're installing to your USB disk. Second, your USB disk is flaking out.
Quoth Michael Jensen <[email protected]>: > This is about the best I can do. I have to take the picture at exactly the > right time to get all the output before it vanishes. I took one last > picture. Best I can do to capture the last output before things go totally > hay-wire. > > from here, I'll repeat the process with a fresh ssd, stop torturing > myself. eventually, I'll try installing another os on this one, or try > using it as an external data-storage device.. :-) > > IMG_20251110_225059.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cfnYQhSZIv5YpIruD4WZ8pRRzaGZ8fQL/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225118.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MU6_vZo2oGq6Uo1ppKgSERlR6B1rGT7O/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225134.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SdGpslzjZnEmxCgW9zz_woGed2Bz2_nC/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225143.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Id7TiNiVcmiWL6_98uXIUTK7wSoKl_qc/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225656.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XM0w4qoLcbjppYsAlWKciY2dQOEx3r1h/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225704.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vuJymLqmDnIXqc6RFTlt3gW-kFYKpbQO/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_225717.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KdePP1bQLLlPLJpST3SgdnIbmFeKogmg/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_230449.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qHNeuYmOtnJqx407ImasM2Bq4kUaAEBn/view?usp=drive_web> > IMG_20251110_230839.jpg > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZsrdG3EEX6cd3rWDp3OAsUp4Itc27py/view?usp=drive_web> > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have a better understanding now of what is happening. It seems that it > > now prompts me for what I want to do vis-a-vis configfs, and then jumps > > over partdisk and prepdisk. It is now telling me that they are done, even > > though I totally absolutely didn't do them. at least, not this time > > around. so.. the only thing that makes sense is that it is detecting what > > I told it to do the last time I tried to install, and is assuming > > (correctly, as it happens) that I still want it to do that same thing. > > however, what if I had realized I wanted to change something? seems like a > > dangerous policy. There must be a way of getting at these settings again, > > for when people want to change them later. > > > > Ok, here are 4 more pictures. when it gets to reeming.. all hell breaks > > loose. to capture all the output, I would have to re-launch the process.. > > I'll do that, and send it along a little later.. ..I mean, maybe it's > > doing it's thing perfectly, and I just don't have the experience to > > recognize it.. > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> 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-M2da02eb53b0826d77c73b5e1 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
