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Install
please see http://cloud9p.org/doc/vmm.html instead of this document.
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In /etc/vm.conf:
vm "username-plan9" { owner username memory 1024M cdrom "/home/iso/9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso" disk /home/username/username-plan9.qcow2 interface { locked lladdr aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff switch "switch0" } }
Download the plan9 ISO:
$ ftp http://9front.org/iso/9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso.gz $ doas mv 9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso.gz /home/iso/ $ doas chown -R iso:iso /home/iso/ $ cd /home/iso $ sha256 9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso.gz SHA256 (9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso.gz) = af6dfae894dcb1e43f1e7e3d085b50f6d1dcf396e09a37d23c174ea94d8bf244 $ gunzip 9front-8593.acc504c319a4b4188479cfa602e40cb6851c0528.amd64.iso.gz
Create a user account and make sure to set the folder as go-rx:
$ doas chmod -R go-rx ~/ $ doas su username
In the home folder:
$ vmctl create -s 20G ~/username-plan9.qcow2
Then log out of the user with ^D, then as admin user in group wheel:
$ doas vmctl reload $ doas vmctl start -c username-plan9 Connected to /dev/ttypr (speed 115200) Boot failed: not a bootable disk *e820=1 0x0000000000000000 0x000000000009f800 2 0x000000000009f800 0x00000000000a0000 2 0x00000000000f0000 0x0000000000100000 1 0x0000000000100000 0x000000003fffc000 2 0x000000 003fffc000 0x0000000040000000 2 0x00000000fffc0000 0x0000000100000000 cdboot=yes mouseport=ask monitor=ask vgasize=ask bootfile=/386/9pc >console=0 ccoonnssoollee==00 >>bboooott bboooott Plan 9 125 holes free 0x00021000 0x0009f000 516096 0x00100000 0x00110000 65536 0x005dd000 0x19cc8000 426684416 427266048 bytes free cpu0: 4600MHz GenuineIntel Xeon5000-series (AX 000206D7 CX 96982203 DX 079BA97F) ELCR: 02E8 #l0: virtio: 1000Mbps port 0x2000 irq 5 ea f2b2b3daeb05 i8042: kbd init failed 1000M memory: 413M kernel data, 587M user, 1212M swap nusb/usbd: no hubs /dev/sd00: OpenBSD VMM CD-ROM 001 /dev/sd00/data 9660 /dev/sdF0: /dev/sdF0/data bootargs is (tcp, tls, il, local!device)[local!/dev/sd00/data] user[glenda]: init: starting /bin/rc cirno Sep 23 06:50:25 starting dns resolver on /net vgasize is (text, 640x480x8, 1024x768x16, ...) [1024x768x16] text bind: #i: no frame buffer init: rc exit status: rc 215: webcookies 330: interrupt init: starting /bin/rc % inst/start Thu Sep 23 04:51:42 CET 2021 Installation process started -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install confignet - configure the network tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [configfs]: -------------------------------------- You can install the following types of file systems: cwfs64x the cached-worm file server hjfs the new 9front file server (experimental!) File system (cwfs64x, hjfs)[cwfs64x]: hjfs -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) mountfs - choose and mount file system partition confignet - configure the network tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [partdisk]: -------------------------------------- The following disk devices were found. sd00 - OpenBSD VMM CD-ROM 001 empty 0 485 (485 cylinders, 1.89 GB) * p1 485 486 (1 cylinders, 4.00 MB) ESP sdF0 - Disk to partition (sd00, sdF0)[no default]: sdF0 The disk you selected HAS NO master boot record on its first sector. (Perhaps it is a completely blank disk.) Shall we create a blank EFI partition table (GPT) or install traditional DOS partition table (MBR)? Install mbr or gpt (mbr, gpt)[no default]: mbr This is disk/fdisk; use it to create a Plan 9 partition. If there is enough room, a Plan 9 partition will be suggested; you can probably just type 'w' and then 'q'. cylinder = 8225280 bytes '* p1 0 2610 (2610 cylinders, 19.99 GB) PLAN9 >>> w >>> q -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition confignet - configure the network tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [prepdisk]: -------------------------------------- The following Plan 9 disk partitions were found. /dev/sdF0/plan9 empty 0 41929587 (41929587 sectors, 19.99 GB) Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sdF0/plan9)[/dev/sdF0/plan9]: This is disk/prep; use it to subdivide the Plan 9 partition. If it is not yet subdivided, a sensible layout will be suggested; you can probably just type 'w' and then 'q'. no plan9 partition table found 9fat 204800 nvram 1 fs 41724786 ' 9fat 0 204800 (204800 sectors, 100.00 MB) ' nvram 204800 204801 (1 sectors, 512 B ) ' fs 204801 41929587 (41724786 sectors, 19.89 GB) >>> w >>> q -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: mountfs - choose and mount file system partition confignet - configure the network tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [mountfs]: -------------------------------------- Please choose your hjfs partition --rw-r----- S 0 glenda glenda 21363090432 Jul 18 17:25 /dev/sdF0/fs Hjfs partition (/dev/sdF0/fs)[/dev/sdF0/fs]: Size of RAM filesystem cache (MB)? [192]: Ream the filesystem? (yes, no)[yes]: Starting hjfs file server for /dev/sdF0/fs hjfs: reaming /dev/sdF0/fs hjfs: ream successful hjfs: fs is /dev/sdF0/fs Configuring hjfs file server for /dev/sdF0/fs hjfs: >create /dist sys sys 775 d hjfs: >create /usr sys sys 775 d hjfs: >newuser glenda hjfs: >newuser adm +glenda hjfs: >newuser sys +glenda hjfs: >newuser upas +glenda hjfs: >echo off Mounting hjfs file server for /dev/sdF0/fs % mount -c /srv/hjfs.newfs /n/newfs -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [configdist]: -------------------------------------- Are you going to download the distribution from the internet or do you have it on local media? Distribution is from (local, net)[local]: -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [confignet]: -------------------------------------- We will configure the ethernet. Please choose a method for configuring your ethernet connection. manual - specify IP address, network mask, gateway IP address automatic - use DHCP and SLAAC to automatically configure Configuration method (manual, automatic)[automatic]: starting ethernet automatic config ipconfig: write(try fe80::f0b2:b3ff:feda:eb05 /64): interface does not support multicast ipconfig: can't start IPv6 on /net/ether0, address fe80::f0b2:b3ff:feda:eb05 ipconfig: dialicmp6: cs: can't translate address -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: mountdist - locate and mount the distribution download - download or continue to download the distribution archives tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [mountdist]: -------------------------------------- Please wait... Scanning storage devices... /dev/sd00/data /dev/sdF0/9fat /dev/sdF0/data /dev/sdF0/fs The following storage media were detected. Choose the one containing the distribution. /dev/sd00/data (iso9660 cdrom) Distribution disk (/dev/sd00/data, /dev/sdF0/fs, /)[/]: % mount /srv/boot /n/distmedia Which directory contains the distribution? Any of the following will suffice (in order of preference): - the root directory of the cd image - the directory containing 9front.iso - the directory containing 9front.iso.bz2 Location of archives [/]: -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: copydist - copy the distribution into the file system tzsetup - choose time zone Task to do [copydist]: -------------------------------------- processing /sys/lib/sysconfig/proto/allproto file system made -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: ndbsetup - setup network configuration tzsetup - choose time zone bootsetup - configure hard disk to boot plan 9 Task to do [ndbsetup]: -------------------------------------- Setup network configuration sysname [cirno]: username.example.com -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system ndbsetup - setup network configuration The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: tzsetup - choose time zone bootsetup - configure hard disk to boot plan 9 Task to do [tzsetup]: -------------------------------------- Setup Time Zone Time Zone (Argentina, Asia_Bahrain, Asia_India, Australia_ACT, Australia_Broken-Hill, Au stralia_LHI, Australia_NSW, Australia_North, Australia_Queensland, Australia_South, Aust ralia_Sturt, Australia_Tasmania, Australia_Victoria, Australia_West, Australia_Yancowinn a, Brazil_Acre, Brazil_DeNoronha, Brazil_East, Brazil_West, CET, Canada_Atlantic, Canada _Central, Canada_East-Saskatchewan, Canada_Eastern, Canada_Mountain, Canada_Newfoundland , Canada_Pacific, Canada_Yukon, Chile_Continental, Chile_EasterIsland, Cuba, EET, Egypt, GB-Eire, GMT, HST, Hongkong, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Libya, Mexico_BajaN orte, Mexico_BajaSur, Mexico_General, NZ, NZ_CHAT, Navajo, PRC, Poland, ROC, ROK, Singap ore, Turkey, US_Alaska, US_Arizona, US_Central, US_East-Indiana, US_Eastern, US_Hawaii, US_Michigan, US_Mountain, US_Pacific, US_Yukon, Uruguay, W-SU, WET)[US_Eastern]: US_Central -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system ndbsetup - setup network configuration tzsetup - choose time zone The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: bootsetup - configure hard disk to boot plan 9 Task to do [bootsetup]: -------------------------------------- Setup Plan 9 FAT boot partition (9fat) Plan 9 FAT partition (/dev/sdF0/9fat)[/dev/sdF0/9fat]: dossrv: serving #s/dos % dd -bs 512 -count 1 -if /dev/sdF0/9fat -of /tmp/pbs.bak 1+0 records in 1+0 records out Initializing Plan 9 FAT partition. % disk/format -r 2 -d -b /n/newfs/386/pbs -l PLAN9 /dev/sdF0/9fat Initializing FAT file system type hard, 12 tracks, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 512 bytes/sec used 4096 bytes % mount -c /srv/dos /n/9fat /dev/sdF0/9fat % rm -f /n/9fat/9bootfat /n/9fat/plan9.ini /n/9fat/9pc % cp /n/newfs/386/9bootfat /n/9fat/9bootfat % chmod +al /n/9fat/9bootfat % cp /tmp/plan9.ini /n/9fat/plan9.ini % cp /n/newfs/386/9pc /n/9fat/ % mkdir -p /n/9fat/efi/boot % cp /386/bootia32.efi /386/bootx64.efi /n/9fat/efi/boot % cp /tmp/pbs.bak /n/9fat % unmount /n/9fat If you use the Windows NT/2000/XP master boot record or a master boot record from a Unix clone (e.g., LILO or FreeBSD bootmgr), it is probably safe to continue using that boot record rather than install the Plan 9 boot record. Install the Plan 9 master boot record (yes, no)[no default]: yes Mark the Plan 9 partition active (yes, no)[no default]: yes The Plan 9 partition is now marked as active. -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following tasks are done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install partdisk - edit partition tables (e.g., to create a plan 9 partition) prepdisk - subdivide plan 9 disk partition mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive confignet - configure the network mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system ndbsetup - setup network configuration tzsetup - choose time zone bootsetup - configure hard disk to boot plan 9 The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: finish - finish the installation and reboot Task to do [finish]: -------------------------------------- Congratulations; you've completed the install. halting...halted at Thu Sep 23 05:46:49 2021. /srv/cwfs.newfs.cmd... done halting rebooting... cpu0: exiting Takes a licking and keeps on ticking... can't reset
At this point, plan9 is unable to reboot on its own, so type ~~.
then:
$ doas vmctl stop username-plan9 $ doas vmctl start -c username-plan9
Connected to /dev/ttyph (speed 115200) MBR...pbs.................ok *e820=1 0x0000000000000000 0x000000000009f800 2 0x000000000009f800 0x000000000 00a0000 2 0x00000000000f0000 0x0000000000100000 1 0x0000000000100000 0x0000000 03fffc000 2 0x000000003fffc000 0x0000000040000000 2 0x00000000fffc0000 0x00000 00100000000 bootfile=9pc bootargs=local!/dev/sdF0/fs -m 192 mouseport=ask monitor=ask vgasize=text ccoonnssoollee==00 bboooott Plan 9 126 holes free 0x0001a000 0x0009f000 544768 0x0060a000 0x0ffff000 262098944 262643712 bytes free cpu0: 4623MHz GenuineIntel Xeon5000-series (AX 000206D7 CX 96982203 DX 079BA97 F) ELCR: 02E8 #l0: virtio: 1000Mbps port 0x2000 irq 5 ea de4baa668f07 i8042: kbd init failed 1024M memory: 256M kernel data, 767M user, 1392M swap nusb/usbd: no hubs /dev/sd00: OpenBSD VMM CD-ROM 001 /dev/sd00/data 9660 /dev/sdF0: /dev/sdF0/9fat dos /dev/sdF0/data /dev/sdF0/fs hjfs /dev/sdF0/nvram /dev/sdF0/plan9 bootargs is (tcp, tls, il, local!device)[local!/dev/sdF0/fs -m 192] user[glenda]: hjfs: fs is /dev/sdF0/fs init: starting /bin/rc ipconfig: write(try fe80::dc4b:aaff:fe66:8f07 /64): interface does not support multicast ipconfig: can't start IPv6 on /net/ether0, address fe80::dc4b:aaff:fe66:8f07 ipconfig: dialicmp6: cs: can't translate address bind: #i: no frame buffer rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: '/dev/draw' file does not exist init: rc exit status: rc 260: rio 396: display open init: starting /bin/rc % auth/wrkey bad nvram des key bad authentication id bad authentication domain authid: glenda authdom: username.example.com secstore key: password: % 9fs 9fat % echo 'service=cpu' >> /n/9fat/plan9.ini % echo 'while() { sleep 5; ip/ping 38.87.162.1 > /dev/null } &' >> /bin/cpurc % fshalt -r
~~.
to escape serial console, then:
host# vmctl stop username-plan9 stopping vm username-plan9: requested to shutdown vm 6 host# vmctl start -c username-plan9
To start VNC (optional):
# vncs -A /bin/rio -s