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Plan 9 Second Edition
DRAFT: Plan 9 Second Edition from Bell Labs. |
Tutorial [x] Guide [ ] |
System CPU Execution Cap: 40% |
Chronology
Date | Release | Comment |
1992 | Plan 9 1st edition | Released by Bell Labs to universities |
1995 | Plan 9 2nd edition | Released by Bell Labs for non-commercial purposes History |
2000 | Plan 9 3rd ed. (Brazil) | Released by Lucent Technologies under an open source license |
2002 | Plan 9 4th edition | Released by Lucent Technologies under a new free software license |
- An asciidoc version of Plan 9 Second Edition.
== Install summary
=== Start a recent version of VirtualBox.
* Install FreeDOS from the FD13LIVE.iso with the default VirtualBox settings.
* Install FreeDOS with the default install.
* Initial virtual disk settings after the default FreeDOS install to C: (Device 1).
* Initial virtual disk settings after the FDISK (17 MB, PRI DOS, FAT16) D: partition (Device 0).
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IDE Primary Device 1: freedos-13.vdi (Normal, 500.00 MB)
IDE Secondary Device 0: freedos-13_1.vdi (Normal, 500.00 MB)
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=== CD-ROM Install
==== The Plan 9 Second Edition CD-ROM (plan9-2e.iso) Install Target [D:] is the ~568 MB non-partitioned area after the previously partitioned 3% (17 MB, PRI DOS, FAT16) and formatted disk space:
* Managed/modified disk (Device 0; D:) setting:
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$ VBoxManage showmediuminfo 'freedos-13_1.vdi'
Capacity: 500 MBytes
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$ VBoxManage modifymedium 'freedos-13_1.vdi' --compact
$ VBoxManage modifymedium 'freedos-13_1.vdi' --resize 586
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=== Demo Install
* Postpone the Demo install if completing the CD-ROM install.
==== The Plan 9 Second Edition Floppy Diskette (2-4) Install Target [C:] is the non-partitioned 25 MB area after the previously partitioned 95% (A, 500 MB, PRI DOS, FAT16) and formatted disk space:
* Managed/modified disk (Device 1; C:) setting:
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$ VBoxManage showmediuminfo 'freedos-13.vdi'
Capacity: 500 MBytes
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$ VBoxManage modifymedium 'freedos-13.vdi' --compact
$ VBoxManage modifymedium 'freedos-13.vdi' --resize 525
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=== Run FreeDOS 1.3 in "Safe Mode" (press #3).
* 3 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
=== Review with FreeDOS and FDISK
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C:\> fdisk
Do you want to use large disk (FAT 32) support (Y/N).[Y]?
Enter choice: [4]
"... Usage"
"... 95%"
"Total disk space is 525 Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)"
Press Esc to continue
Press Esc to exit FDISK
C:\> d:
D:\> fdisk
Do you want to use large disk (FAT 32) support (Y/N).[Y]?
Enter choice: [5]
Enter Fixed Disk Drive Number (1-2).....[2]
"Current Fixed Disk Drive: 2"
Enter choice: [4]
"... Usage"
"... 3%"
"Total disk space is 565 Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)"
Press Esc to continue
Press Esc to exit FDISK
D:\>
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=== Floppy Diskettes and README file
/ plan_9 / 2nd_edition / plan9.att.com / pcdist
http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/2nd_edition/plan9.att.com/pcdist/
README
disk1
disk1.orig
disk2.vd
disk2.vd.orig
disk3.vd
disk3.vd.orig
disk4.vd
disk4.vd.orig
** Copy README, disk1, disk2.vd, disk3.vd, and disk4.vd to the VirtualBox host machine.
** disk1 (rename to disk1.img) is a boot-able diskette, and used to configure the C:\plan9\plan9.ini or D:\plan9\plan9.ini
** disk2.vd, disk3.vd, and disk4.vd are files that must be copied to new diskettes (disk2.img, disk3.img and disk4.img).
=== Notes:
* Create a blank floppy.img with VirtualBox, for use with FreeDOS:
** Floppy Drive Device 0:
** Choose/Create A Virtual Floppy Disk...
** Floppy Disk Selector (Popup)
** Create Disk Image (Icon)
** File Path: (rename the floppy.img as needed)
** Size: 1.44
** Format disk as FAT 12
* Create three copies of the new blank floppy.img (disk2.img, disk3.img, disk4.img):
* Copy disk2.vd to the disk2.img
* Copy disk3.vd to the disk3.img
* Copy disk4.vd to the disk4.img
=== A VirtualBox host copy example:
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$ sudo mkdir /media/floppy1/
$ sudo mount -o loop disk2.img /media/floppy1/
$ sudo cp disk2.vd /media/floppy1/disk2.vd
$ sudo umount /media/floppy1/
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=== Final VirtualBox guest Configuration Results:
* General
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Name: freedos-13
Operating System: DOS
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* System
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Base Memory: 32 MB
Execution Cap: 40%
Boot Order: Floppy, Optical, Hard Disk
Acceleration: VT-x/AMD-V, Nested Paging
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* Display
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Video Memory: 9 MB
Graphics Controller: VboxVGA
Remote Desktop Server: Disabled
Recording: Disabled
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* Storage
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Controller: Floppy
Floppy Device 0: Empty
Controller: IDE
IDE Primary Device 0: [Optical Drive] plan9-2e.iso (375.27 MB)
IDE Primary Device 1: freedos-13.vdi (Normal, 525.00 MB)
IDE Secondary Device 0: freedos-13_1.vdi (Normal, 575.00 MB)
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* Audio
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Host Driver: PulseAudio
Controller: SoundBlaster 16
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* Network
* USB
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Disabled
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* Shared folders
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None
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* Description
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None
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* VirtualBox - Bugs: High CPU usage of FreeDOS machine
http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/VirtualBox_-_Bugs:_High_CPU_usage_of_FreeDOS_machine
* System (CPU usage adjustment)
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Base Memory: 32 MB
Execution Cap: 40%
[ ]
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=== Boot the FreeDOS VM with diskette disk1.img to configure C:\plan9\plan9.ini:
Plan 9 Second Edition Menu: "System Instillation & Configuration"
==== Menu
"Select a disc containing a FAT-based filesystem." [If the disc you want does not appear...]
"/dev/hd1"
"/dev/hd2"
** Select /dev/hd1 to configure the C:\plan9\plan9.ini
** Select /dev/hd2 to configure the D:\plan9\plan9.ini
* Remove the floppy diskette before restarting the FreeDOS VM.
* Install the Plan 9 Second Edition Demo.
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C:\>plan9\b
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Plan 9 Second Edition Menu: "File System Instillation"
** Select /dev/hd1 to configure the C:\plan9\plan9.ini
Select: "1. Install 3 Diskette System to local drive"
** (The following menu steps may require several attempts before the "3 Diskette System" is installed [in a familiar way], and configured, without interruption.)
** Make the newly installed Plan 9 the default (avoid this option initially)
** Reconfigure the system (possible)
** Exit to system (avoid this option)
** Reboot (possible)
** Remove the floppy diskette from the virtual drive before restarting.
=== "Reconfigure the system" by booting with diskette disk1.img after installing disk2.img, disk3.img, disk4.img, or the plan9-2e.iso, to a virtual hard disk drive storage device.
** Avoid "File System Installation"
** Select "An active Plan 9 system"
* Start the Plan 9 Second Edition Demo.
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C:\>plan9\b
root is from (local, 9600, 19200, il)[local!#H/hd1fs]:
(press return/enter)
user[none]
(press return/enter)
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/bin/dossrv 19 serving #s/dos
Start window system (y/n)?
(type y, then press return/enter.)
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[]
Welcome to Plan 9.
This is rc.
term%
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* (type 'disk/kfscmd halt' in a terminal window, then press return/enter to cleanly halt the system.)
Menu configuration note:
* Select /dev/hd1 to configure the C:\plan9\plan9.ini
** Example Second Edition demo /dev/hd1 plan9.ini:
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mouseport=ps2
monitor=vga
vgasize=800x600x1
console=cga
bootfile=h!1
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Disk1 re-config note:
* VGA setup
** 640x480x1
** vga - Basic monitor or laptop LCD
* Mouse type
** PS2
* Ethernet card
** None
* ATA (IDE) controller
** None
* SCSI controller
** None
* SoundBlaster
** None
* SoundBlaster CD-ROM
** None
* File system console
** CGA
* Save configuration
** Save
=== Display configuration
9.6. Advanced Display Configuration
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#adv-display-config
FreeDOS small screensize
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=9816
"You're stuck with this small screen."
B.COM(8)
http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9_2nd_ed/8/b.com
PLAN9.INI(8)
http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9_2nd_ed/8/plan9.ini
VGA(8)
http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9_2nd_ed/8/vga
Notes:
Adding a monitor to vgadb
https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/adding_a_monitor_to_vgadb/index.html
/usr/web/sources/patch/applied/vgadb_additions/vgadb.orig
https://plan9.io/sources/patch/applied/vgadb_additions/vgadb.orig
Kfs file system configuration
https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/Kfs_file_system_configuration/index.html
Papers
PLAN 9 RELEASE 2 (1995)
https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/papers/
=== ISO image
Plan 9 Foundation
https://plan9foundation.org/
FreeDOS Wiki
http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
=== Manual
Manual Sections
http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9_2nd_ed/
Manual pages - Section 8: system administration
http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9_2nd_ed/8/
=== toobnix.org
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games/fireworks
"Windowing system is 8 1/2 which is closer to UNIX mux"
Plan9 2nd Edition
https://toobnix.org/w/qwV29JnoE9HCNmBEZutRn4
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Disk1.img
disk1 (rename to disk1.img) is a boot-able diskette that is used to configure plan9.ini. |
C:\plan9\plan9.ini | /dev/hd1 |
D:\plan9\plan9.ini | /dev/hd2 |
Plan 9 Second Edition screen for: Disk1 |
“System Instillation & Configuration” |
Plan 9 is already installed on the filesystem you selected in \plan9 |
Remove the instillation
Reconfigure the system
File System Installation
Select 2: “Reconfigure the system”
VGA setup
Mouse type
Ethernet card
ATA (IDE) controller
SCSI controller
SoundBlaster
SoundBlaster CD-ROM
File system console
Save configuration
1. VGA setup |
640x480x1 |
640x480x8 |
800x600x1 |
800x600x8 |
1024x768x1 |
1024x768x8 |
1280x768x8 |
1376x1024x8 |
Continue the VGA setup |
vga - Basic monitor or laptop LCD |
multisync65 - Video bandwith up to 65MHz |
multisync75 - Video bandwith up to 75MHz |
multisync135 - Video bandwith up to 135MHz |
2. Mouse type |
COM1 |
COM2 |
PS2 |
3. Ethernet card |
None |
NE2000 - this card comes with Gateway & TI laptops |
NE4100 - The National/IBM PCMCIA ethernet |
WD8003 - includes SMC Elites & WD8013-based cards |
3C509 - the 3COM ISA/EISA/PCI 10Mbps card |
3C589 - the 3COM PCMCIA card |
4. ATA (IDE) controller |
None |
secondary - Port 0x170 |
teritary - Port 0x1E8 |
quarternary - Port 0x168 |
5. SCSI controller |
None |
aha1542 - Adaptec 154x[BC] |
bus745 - Buslogic 7[45]7[SD] |
ultra14f - Ultrastor [13]4f |
bus4201 - Buslogic 7[45]7[SD] in 32-bit mode |
6. SoundBlaster |
None |
Port 0x220 |
Port 0x240 |
Port 0x260 |
Port 0x280 |
7. SoundBlaster CD-ROM |
None |
panasonic |
matsushita |
mitsumi |
ATAPI (IDE) |
8. File system console |
None |
CGA |
COM1 |
COM2 |
9. Save configuration |
Redo |
Save |
System Instillation & Configuration |
mouseport=ps2 |
monitor=vga |
vgasize=800x600x1 |
ata1=irq=15 |
auido0=type=sb16 port=0x220 irq=7 dma=5 |
console=cga |
bootfile=hd!1!/plan9/9dos |
rootdir=/plan9 |
bootdisk=#H/hd1disk:63 |
| Redo |
| Save |
- Another "Save Redo" configuration menu snippet
mouseport=ps2
monitor=vga
vgasize=640x480x1
console=cga
bootfile=hd!1!/plan9/9dos
rootdir=/plan9
bootdisk=#H/hd1disk:63
Pick which configuration will boot by default. This can be overridden by supplying an argument to \PLAN9\B . |
Menu |
File System Installation |
An active Plan 9 System |
Choose the boot partition to mark as the active system. |
Menu |
/dev/hd1 2) |
/dev/hd2 3) |
Press the Esc key to see what happens. |
Reconfiguration complete. Remove the boot floppy and press any key to reboot, allowing the new configuration to come into effect. |
When you return to DOS, restart Plan 9 by typing PLAN9\B at the DOS prompt. |
Disk1 re-config note
VGA setup
Mouse type
Ethernet card
ATA (IDE) controller
SCSI controller
SoundBlaster
SoundBlaster CD-ROM
File system console
Save configuration
\PLAN9\B
b.com 4) - PC bootstrap program
Remove Disk1 then reboot. |
C:\PLAN9\B | D:\PLAN9\B |
Run FreeDOS 1.3 in Safe Mode (press #3, if not press #4). |
3 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode) |
4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode) 5) 6) |
Plan 9 Second Edition screen for: \PLAN9\B |
File System Installation |
File System Installation |
1. Install 3 Diskette System to local drive 7) |
2. Install CD-ROM to local drive 8) 9) |
3a.Make a PC file server boot disk 10) |
3b.Install CD-ROM to network file server 11) |
4. Make this PC a CPU and Authentication server 12) |
File System Installation |
1. Install 3 Diskette System to local drive |
2. Install CD-ROM to local drive |
Select an ATAPI drive to load the distribution from: |
| #H/atapi2disk |
File System Installation |
1. Install 3 Diskette System to local drive |
2. Install CD-ROM to local drive |
3a.Make a PC file server boot disk |
| There is insufficient disc space after the DOS partitions to install the system. You need to free 64718336 bytes. Press almost any key to continue… |
CD-ROM
Load FreeDOS in Safe Mode to view the CD-ROM (plan9-2e.iso) at the E:\> . While at the C:\> type E: then press the Return key. |
Volume in drive E is PLAN 9 2ND
Directory of E:\
System console
- failure, with console snippets
[]
init: starting /bin/rc
controller not in /lib/vgadb
[]
/bin/dosserv 19: serving #s/dos
init: rc exit status: rc 8:false
init: starting /bin/rc
term%
How to halt or shutdown
Halt or shutdown the system.
Commands |
disk/kfscmd sync |
disk/kfscmd halt |
term%
term% cd /
term% lc readme
readme
term% grep halt readme
To halt the system cleanly, type: disk/kfscmd halt
term% disk/kfscmd halt
kfs: file system halted
term% man kfscmd|grep halt
halt write all changed blocks and stop the file system.
term%
D:\>
D:\PLAN9>more plan9.ini
mouseport=ps2
monitor=vga
vgasize=800x600x1
ata1=irq=15
auido0=type=sb16 port=0x220 irq=7 dma=5
console=cga
bootfile=h!1
D:\PLAN9>
D:\>plan9\b
D:\>
D:\>plan9\b
root is from (local, 9600, 19200, il)[local!#H/hd1fs]:
user[none]: tor
password:
Welcome to Plan9.
This is rc.
term%
file transfer to C:\
Create the FreeDOS directory C:\FD9C
term% cd /n/c:
term% mkdir fd9c
term% cd fd9c
term% pwd
/n/c:fd9c
term%
term% lc -l /bin/games >/n/c:fd9c/bingames.txt
term% cd /n/c:/fd9c
term% lc -l
--rw-rw-rw- M 8 bill trog 699 Dec 15 05:52 bingames.txt
term% cat bingames.txt
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 70817 Apr 5 1995 4s
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 73424 Apr 5 1995 5s
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 30113 Apr 5 1995 ana
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 66994 Apr 5 1995 catclock
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 52998 Apr 5 1995 clock
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 82700 Apr 5 1995 festoon
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 43496 Apr 5 1995 fireworks
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 224453 Apr 5 1995 fsim
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 47330 Apr 5 1995 life
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 61145 Apr 5 1995 mandel
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 123862 Apr 5 1995 plumb
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 98862 Apr 5 1995 road
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 61740 Apr 5 1995 smiley
--rwxrwxr-x M 3 sys sys 78238 Apr 5 1995 swar
term% pwd
/n/c:/fd9c
term%
create a new user
term% pwd
/usr/tor
term% lc ..
tor
term% /sys/lib/kfsuser none
add user ’2:none:none:
’term%
term% disk/kfscmd user
term% pwd
/usr/tor
term% lc ..
none tor
Login as the new user and copy the mentioned files from /usr/tor
.
Even if you're planning to be the only person to use the machine, you should create a user name for yourself.
Don't use [user] none
, which has special meaning in Plan 9.
/usr/tor/lib/first.window |
/usr/tor/lib/profile |
/usr/tor/bin/rc/8½start |
/bin
ISO image
Manual
toobnix.org