Installation notes for Plan 9, 3rd Edition


(The following procedures parallel the "Installation of the Plan 9
Software" sheet supplied with the distribution.)

 1. System requirements
 2. Overview
 3. Before you begin
 4. Creating the boot disk

    From Unix or Linux: dd if=/cdrom/install/9disk.9fd of=/dev/fd0

    From MSDOS: use rawrite.exe found on the cdrom in \install\

 5. The plan9.ini file

    Make any adjustments to think necessary to plan9.ini:

        mouse=ps2 # 
        monitor=multisync75
        vgasize=1024x768x8
        ether0=type={type} [port= ] [irq= ]
	
 6. Booting from the boot disk

    If vga is not found check the probed output in the file
    vgainfo.txt on the floppy. It is possible that a minor change in
    vga.db can be made using this information. In case you make
    changes to the vgadb file on the install boot floppy, you will
    have to copy it to the hard disk installation of Plan 9 in order
    for the system to find it when you boot the installed system. See
    17. below for more information.

    If the ether net card is not probed, adjust the ether0 type in
    plan9.ini.

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17. Setting up

    Boot new installation.

    Login as glenda, no password.

        If you modified vga.db on the floppy, copy it to hard disk:

            % disk/kfscmd allow
            % a:    (This invokes a script to mount the floppy on /n/a:)
            % cp /n/a:/vgadb /lib/vgadb
            % disk/kfscmd halt    (halts the filesystem)

        Reboot; login as glenda, no password.

    Turn on hardware acceleration.

        Edit the /rc/bin/termrc file by remarking out the line that
        turns off acceleration. If this doesn't work you will have to
        change back.

    Useful commands:

        disk/kfscmd allow

	a: (an rc script to mount the floppy drive on /n/a:)

	disk/kfscmd halt (halt the file system)

18. Troubleshooting

19. Installing additional packages

    For all the following actions it is assumed you ran:

	disk/kfscmd allow

    Mount CDROM drive on /n/tapefs:

        9660srv
	mount /srv/9660 /n/tapefs /dev/sdC1/data

    The wrap update. Needed to install packages.

        cd /n/tapefs/install/updates
	disk/kfscmd allow
	gunzip <wrap0730.tgz | tar xv
        disk/kfscmd disallow

    Inferno installation requires you create user inferno:

        disk/kfscmd allow
	sam (ed or acme) /adm/users
	    3:inferno:inferno:
	    10003:inf::inferno
	    (write the file and quit)
        disk/kfscmd user
	rc /n/tapefs/install/inferno.rc -u
        disk/kfscmd disallow

   Other packages: use wrap/inst
        disk/kfscmd allow
	wrap/inst (path/packagename.9gz)
	    Packages include:
	    /n/tapefs/install/updates/tex.9gz
	    /n/tapefs/install/contrib/cvs.9gz
	    /n/tapefs/install/contrib/mosml.9gz