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vps_-_plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen [2021/09/30 18:44] – [Shutdown and restart] hc9vps_-_plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen [2022/02/19 19:36] – [Shutdown and restart] hc9
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 === VPS Maintenance Shell === === VPS Maintenance Shell ===
  
-<file config /reveal/bc/VPS/Shell>+<file config /reveal/bc/VPS/Shell_q>
  
 VPS Maintenance Shell for plan9* (xxx.xxx.xx.xx) VPS Maintenance Shell for plan9* (xxx.xxx.xx.xx)
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 $ $
 </file> </file>
 +
 +<file config /reveal/bc/VPS/Shell_r>
 +
 +[30-Oct-20 22:59:17] Command: r
 +
 +Connect to the System Console - To return to the menu, press ^]
 +</file>
 +
 +<code>
 +bootargs is (tcp, tls, il, local!device)[local!/dev/sdC0/fs]
 +</code>
 +
 +|x|Press the enter key to accept the default [ ].|
 +
 +<code>
 +bootargs is (tcp, tls, il, local!device)[local!/dev/sdC0/fs]
 +user[glenda]:
 +</code>
 +
 +|x|Press the enter key to accept the default [ ].|
  
 === step-by-step installation === === step-by-step installation ===
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 |x|Press the '[**Enter**]' key to continue to the [[#vps_maintenance_shell|VPS Maintenance Shell]].| |x|Press the '[**Enter**]' key to continue to the [[#vps_maintenance_shell|VPS Maintenance Shell]].|
  
-You will now see the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9's shell.+You will now [[:vps_-_plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#reference|see]] the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9's shell.
  
 === Plan 9 shell === === Plan 9 shell ===
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   term% cat /usr/glenda/start   term% cat /usr/glenda/start
 </code> </code>
 +
 +|x|Run the ''/usr/glenda/start'' file, or rc script, from the VPS console prompt (%).|
 +| |//Type ./start to start network and set a password for glenda.//|
  
 <code> <code>
-  term% ./start+term% ./start 
 +starting ... 
 +setting a password for the user glenda 
 +password: 
 +term%
 </code> </code>
  
 The mentioned ''/usr/glenda/start'' file does __not__ require editing. Any edit<sup>1</sup> can be made with ''% ed'', or ''% sam -d'', from the VPS console prompt (%), or later with ''% ed'', ''% sam'', or ''% acme'', from the Drawterm rio rc prompt (%). The mentioned ''/usr/glenda/start'' file does __not__ require editing. Any edit<sup>1</sup> can be made with ''% ed'', or ''% sam -d'', from the VPS console prompt (%), or later with ''% ed'', ''% sam'', or ''% acme'', from the Drawterm rio rc prompt (%).
  
-|x|This [[#shutdown_and_restart|shutdown and restart]] section applies, and is __necessary__<sup>2</sup> after an ''% fshalt'', __before__ the networking is restarted.|+|x|This [[#shutdown_and_restart|shutdown and restart]] section applies, and __may_be_necessary__<sup>2</sup> after an ''% fshalt'', __before__ the networking is restarted.|
  
 <sup>1</sup> ''% man dp9ik'' <sup>2</sup> ''% fshalt'' from an rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start. <sup>1</sup> ''% man dp9ik'' <sup>2</sup> ''% fshalt'' from an rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start.
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 |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start, or '**q**' - disconnect. Enter '**l**' to list your status.| |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start, or '**q**' - disconnect. Enter '**l**' to list your status.|
  
-|x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown before starting the SDF 9front VPS. Ping the SDF Plan 9 VPS IP address ([[vps_-_plan_9#configuring_your_ip_address|YOUR_IP]]) to determine if the VPS is running with networking.|+|x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown before starting the SDF 9front VPS. Ping the SDF Plan 9 VPS IP address ([[:vps_-_plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#vps_maintenance_shell|YOUR_IP]]) to determine if the VPS is running with networking.|
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
 +=== Reference: ===
 +
 +|[[http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/2nd_edition/README.html|README (slightly outdated)]] //If you think of it as UNIX, you'll often be frustrated because something doesn't exist or works differently//.|
 +
 +|Plan 9 Boot Camp<sup>1</sup>. Label: //Uriel was right; plan9front<sup>2</sup>; ANoNradio.//|{{ :playground:0016a64f607e4e9d.mp4 |}}|
 +
 +<sup>1</sup> NetBSD Xen [ ] running Plan 9 Boot Camp participants' VMs, during the announced Plan 9 Boot Camp occurrences. <sup>2</sup> plan9front running natively on hardware.