On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 10:38:19AM +0100, Sascha Retzki wrote: > On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 09:58:25PM +0100, Oliver Bandel wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm new to this list. > > Since a while I think about trying out the Plan9, > > and I hope I will do this during end of this year. > > > > Something I should know when I first do the installation? > > And afterwards? > > > > Yeah, all the docs are worth reading. The wiki is a good place, for > example.
OK, I read the FAQ yesterday, and there was written, that GUI-programming should be possible, but is not enforced. IS OK for me, if I can put together all that basic graphics-stuff in my own manner. OpenGL would be fine... :) > > Also, reading the things that pop up if you boot Plan9 (from CD, or > after you installed and log-in as glenda) are a must. OK. Yesterday I treied the boot from a machine that is not mine and where I don't know, which devices are there used. So I tried different combinations for the boot-device/path combinations, as mentioned in the installation instructions and tried out some more combinations. But didn't get a result. BTW there was no boot-error message, as in the instructions was mentioned, but the machine didn't boot with the combinations I tried. I tried <tab> in the hope to get a thing like under Linux, when a bootloader is installed, so that I may can select one of the installations that will be shown. But nothing. So this is a flight with a blind pilot. Is there a feature which is not mentioned in the instructions but can help here? (Or would it possible to add it)? As not using my machine, I can't change settings and devices in the machine. So I should have to wait until I would have a PC that is mine (only have a PowerBook now, and no x86 at hand). Or is there someone who has created a CD-collection of Plan9 for Apple-Hardware with PowerPC chipset? > > > To your programming question, I don't know if you want to hear that, but > try Plan9-C, it simply rocks. OK, yes it's nice to hear this. :) So this is a motivation-push to get it running ... Ciao, Oliver
