[9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.

The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message permission denied.
Where is it?



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread erik quanstrom
 The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
 and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
 touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message permission denied.
 Where is it?

did you forget the leading /?  if not, did you run 9fat:?

- erik



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread David du Colombier
 I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
 however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
 inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.
 
 The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
 and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
 touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message permission denied.
 Where is it?

Type '9fat:', then edit /n/9fat/plan9.ini.
See dossrv(4).

-- 
David du Colombier



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
On May 10, 9:50 pm, 0in...@gmail.com (David du Colombier) wrote:
  I have been looking for the plan9.ini file in the obvious locations -
  however it hasn't turned up. I would like to change my monitor size
  inside of my virtual box but apparently I need the plan9.ini file.

  The instructions that are out there are presently to mount 9fs 9fat
  and then edit the file /n/9fat/plan9.ini but this isnt there. Using
  touch n/9fat/plan9.ini gives the error message permission denied.
  Where is it?

 Type '9fat:', then edit /n/9fat/plan9.ini.
 See dossrv(4).

 --
 David du Colombier

Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread erik quanstrom
 Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.

don't drop the :.  you need to type 9fat:.

- erik



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread Nicolas Bercher

On 10/05/2012 14:10, IainWS wrote:

Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.


Type 9fat: not 9fat

Nicolas



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread IainWS
On May 10, 10:15 pm, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:
  Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.

 don't drop the :.  you need to type 9fat:.

 - erik

Thanks mate it worked first go.



Re: [9fans] Location of plan9.ini

2012-05-10 Thread Jack Norton

On 5/10/2012 7:38 AM, IainWS wrote:

On May 10, 10:15 pm, quans...@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom) wrote:

Yes, but I get /bin/9fat does not exist.


don't drop the :.  you need to type 9fat:.

- erik


Thanks mate it worked first go.



I know this will sound terribly stupid but I've a good beginners tip:
open up two rio windows (nice and large).  in one, `lc /bin`.  in the 
other, go through each binary in bin you listed and execute.  If 
something isn't obvious, then man that binary.  if there is no man page, 
go to /sys/src/cmd and find the source and read it.

After that, then have a look in /rc/bin as well.

Just poke around.  Assume that you will probably hose your system a few 
times in the process.  In fact, if you haven't hosed your system yet, 
you aren't climbing up the learning curve.


-Jack