Make it easy on yourself and start with plan9port, no special hardware
needed, and you can shift right click or something to simulate a
middle click.
On January 28, 2026 8:21:17 PM EST, Michael Jensen
<[email protected]> wrote:
..4 months and counting.. ..gotta be some kind of record..
On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM Michael Jensen
<[email protected]> wrote:
Still trying to install it. I've been exploring hardware
solutions, have now moved on to qemu.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM Michael Jensen
<[email protected]> wrote:
The Computer on which the 3-button mouse doesn't work is
the same one I already submitted data for.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM Michael Jensen
<[email protected]> wrote:
So, I have got to the point where, in principle, I am
willing to learn how to use plan9/9front using a live
session. I have tried installing it to a usb-key and
got an error that is probably solvable. I also have
another "ssd" coming in in a week or so that might
work. The main issue is that the 3-button mouse I got
does not work. I've known this for a while, at first
it didn't bug me overly. Now, facing the plunge, I'm
not so sure I want to deal with the irritation of
hardware that isn't designed for the os in question.
So.. are adopters of this system really supposed to be
up to the level of solving such problems on their
own? I'm willing, and indeed enthusiastic, about
writing most of my own code, using public code as
inspiration, but solving mouse-driver issues? I'm
already taking criticism for pushing as far as openbsd.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 2:13 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?
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