Have you tried running it in a vm like KVM/qemu on Linux or something like that?
I've had success on both the raspberry pi zero W and the raspberry pi 4b boards and KVM/qemu. On Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 2:27 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > I have now tried installing 9legacy. To see if it would work any better. > On the 3 computers I have that are currently working. You might be happy > to know that it worked less well. > > On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> For the record, I have not yet succeeded, but am still trying, in a >> manner of speaking. Investigating running it in qemu, or using plan9port. >> A tech friend of mine will probably help eventually, if he doesn't succeed, >> he will probably generate info that might help with the diagnosis. >> >> Meanwhile, I am looking into framework laptops, and have now found >> something called the reform. Somebody claims that is what most 9front >> people use? >> >> https://community.frame.work/t/plan9-9front-on-framework/13991/2 >> >> Is there one, framework or reform that is more recommended? Strongly? >> Weekly? For 9front? 9legacy? I ask, not knowing how often the FQA is >> updated. >> >> On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM Michael Jensen < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ..what? I do not understand. In all the tests I just did, for each >>> computer (I did not test the T420), I did at least one test where the >>> ordinary Sata drive was not there, so the only "memory" that could be seen >>> was either the mSata, the boot medium, or ram. >>> >>> Ok, this is very strange.. I am trying again on the T430, which happens >>> to have both the mSata and it's ordinary Sata, (coincidence), both >>> register, but it looks like I now have -two- /data options. /dev/sdE0/data >>> and /dev/sdE2/data. As for your suggestion, I have tried accepting the >>> default, which is [], or nothing, and.. same thing. Infinite loop. >>> >>> ..repeating the test, with the Sata out, I get the same thing, >>> (infinite loop), except that there is now only one /dev/sdE1/data, with a >>> 1, not 2 or 0. >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Quoth Michael Jensen <[email protected]>: >>>> > > Well, I've now done about all I can at this end. As I suddenly >>>> suspected >>>> > > right before the test, connecting an msata drive to the computer >>>> via an >>>> > > msata-sata adaptor didn't work. It still looks like a sata. I >>>> assume. >>>> > > >>>> > > I how have the msata in the T430, and it is at least recognized. >>>> Which >>>> > > shows that at least -something- is working. However, selecting the >>>> boot >>>> > > drive still fails, same as before, asking again and again, an >>>> infinite >>>> > > loop. In theory I could do the same test with the T420, but.. why >>>> would >>>> > > the results be different? >>>> > > >>>> > > I can still try the test with this computer, the 7440. >>>> >>>> Hve you tried *not* selecting the first drive? >>>> >>>> *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/T6c44b64df5590184-M8b236ecabd53737cacfeb3cc> > ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T6c44b64df5590184-M7f5e4b1c50f26b8514e20006 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
