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# Install
In this guide, we explain how to install 9front as a virtual machine inside OpenBSD's vmm. See also <http://cloud9p.org/doc/vmm.html>.
https://wiki.ircnow.org/uploads/9/plan9-desktop.png
In /etc/vm.conf:
vm "username-plan9" {
owner username
memory 2048M
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 9front ISO:
$ ftp https://9front.org/iso/9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz
$ doas mv 9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz /home/iso/
$ cd /home/iso
$ sha256 9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz
SHA256 (9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz) = 54550d09d83aa8223c043ab1e95d3f6d08b781c089ac0d684848c69a4e03e347
54550d09d83aa8223c043ab1e95d3f6d08b781c089ac0d684848c69a4e03e347 9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz
$ gunzip 9front-10522.amd64.qcow2.gz
$ doas chown -R iso:iso /home/iso/
Create a user account and make sure to set the folder as go-rx:
$ doas su $USER
$ doas chmod -R go-rx /home/$USER
In the home folder:
$ vmctl create -s 20G $USER.qcow2
Then log out of the user with ^D, then as admin user in group wheel:
$ doas vmctl reload
$ vmctl start -c $USER
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
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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Are you going to download the distribution
from the internet or do you have it on local media?
Distribution is from (local, net)[local]:
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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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 [/]:
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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]:
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processing /sys/lib/sysconfig/proto/allproto
file system made
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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]:
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Setup network configuration
sysname [cirno]: username.example.com
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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]:
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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
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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]:
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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.
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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]:
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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