Re: [9fans] venti problem
Thanks for the links, now everything is working (apparently), but I have no idea what was the source of my error(s). 2010/1/29 maht maht-9f...@maht0x0r.net: Hi Hugo, I did this only yesterday and am working on a backup script to go from SMB share on Debian - cifs on plan9 running in Qemu on XP - venti running on Debian (the process works, just I haven't made a script yet). http://maht0x0r.blogspot.com/2010/01/venti-on-linux-via-p9p.html and when I'd finished mycrotiv told me he already had a script for it http://sphericalharmony.com/plan9/makeventi -- Hugo
[9fans] Retargeting 8{al}?
Hi,
I am working on a 32-bit microprocessor-on-an-FPGA; anyone know
what'd be involved in retargeting 8{al} (or friends) to a new
CPU? Where is the line between what 8a and 8l do? (which is
responsible for the pseudoregisters? instruction selection?)
Thanks,
-- vs
Re: [9fans] building the 9phone
That's pretty neat. Thanks for the pointer. -joe On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:30 AM, ron minnich rminn...@gmail.com wrote: For all of you who have not seen this: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=7917 The manual is here: http://www.gm862.com/en/products/gsm-gprs.php?p_id=12p_ac=showp=7 You can build up a little phone with a gumstix and one of these. You can script with Python. Or you can use a beagleboard, and you have the option of plugging your phone into display/keyboard when you are home. It's the anti-iPhone, you own the whole thing, you can do what you want. Headphone/mic would not go via Plan 9, it is a direct connect. These really are little cell phones in a module. I worked with these several years ago at LANL. It was not so easy back then as the SIM support was not great in the US. I never got PPP working on it as you were supposed to be able to do. You have to be careful, too: I fried one, guess it was static sensitive? But note that they're even selling modules for use as controllers for your house!http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8700 Just an interesting project for someone. I think it would be easier now, I even see SIMs for sale in airports. ron
[9fans] Can't compile kernel
Hello! In parallel to the old Laptops i have installed Plan9 now on an ACP mini motherboard. Did not work out, until i found the Eric Qanstroms 9atom.iso - a Big thank you to Erik. Why would it be that this ISO not mentioned in the installation instructions on the Plan9 wiki...? Next step would have been, to compile a pccpuf kernel. Easy enough: cd /sys/src/9/pc mk 'CONF=pccpuf' But! instead of a kernel i get: ../port/flags: '../port/flags' does not exist ../boot/libboot.a8 doesn't exist: assuming it will be an archive 8c -FTVw i8253.c mk: no recipe to make 'devcec.8' in directory sys/src/9/pc A 'pull' updates some files, but does not change the situation. Any tip to get me working? Regards, Jorge-León
Re: [9fans] Can't compile kernel
Next step would have been, to compile a pccpuf kernel. Easy enough: cd /sys/src/9/pc mk 'CONF=pccpuf' But! instead of a kernel i get: ../port/flags: '../port/flags' does not exist ../boot/libboot.a8 doesn't exist: assuming it will be an archive 8c -FTVw i8253.c mk: no recipe to make 'devcec.8' in directory sys/src/9/pc it's because i've screwed something up. big apoligies to everyone who's found this problem. here are two work arounds until i get this fixed: a) remount the 9atom.iso iso. copy -x the kernel files onto your /sys/src/9/* b) downloead ftp://ftp.quanstro.net/other/kernel.mkfs.bz2 unpack into /sys/src/9 evidently i need to modify the replica configuration files to get this file to copy over. the point of this extra file is to support the linker tricks needed to get ron's excellent tracing. again, i'm really sorry about this. i will fix soon and put out a new image. - erik
