############################################################################### PLAN9 INSTALLATION WALKTHROUGH ############################################################################### ################################ QUICK STEPS ################################## [1] LOGIN - 'ssh YOUR_VPS_SERVER' (your regular username/password) [2] CREATE DISKS - 'x' (please wait...) [3] INSTALLATION - 'r' (follow on-screen instructions) [4] PRODUCTION MODE - 'z' [5] BOOT PLAN9 - 'r' (enter for "root is from...", user=glenda) ############################################################################### ################################# [1] LOGIN ################################### ############################################################################### ssh to your vps server (provided in the email sent my smj) ############################################################################### ############################# [2] CREATING DISK ############################### ############################################################################### VPS Maintenance Shell for plan96 (192.94.73.XX / 10.1.0.XX ) no stats collected. [c] - Connect to your console [l] - list your status [r] - reset or start [s] - Force Shutdown (not an OS shutdown) [t] - toggle your Operating System [i] - Switch your VPS ID (multiple VPS members only) [x] - Clean install (destroys data) [z] - Run this after you have done a clean install [p] - Change your vps.sdf.org password [u] - View current interface statistics [U] - View all recorded interface statistics [q] - Disconnect [27-Sep-11 09:15:30] Command: x ... ############################################################################### ################ [3] INSTALLATION - FIRST TRY - NO /dev/sd01 ################## ############################################################################### [27-Sep-11 09:16:32] Command: r Connecting to System Console - To return to the menu, press ^] Using config file "/pkg/etc/xen/plan96". Plan 9 (xen-3.0-x86_32p) 127 holes free 001c2000 06775000 106639360 106639360 bytes free cpu0: 3006MHz AuthenticAMD AMD64 (cpuid: AX 0x20F51 DX 0x78BFBFF) Started domain plan96 #l0: xen: 100Mbps port 0x0 irq -1: 00163e7e7b04 #l1: xen: 100Mbps port 0x0 irq -1: 00163e0df8c4 256M memory: 104M kernel data, 152M user, 580M swap cpu0: spurious interrupt 101, last 0 cpu0: spurious interrupt 104, last 1 sdxen: backend /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/83/2048/ secsize 512 sectors 2097152 #S/sd00/data: no partitions kfs...version...time... init: starting /bin/rc /bin/dossrv: serving #s/dos /bin/mount: mount /n/a:: '/dev/sd*' file does not exist /bin/mount: mount /n/a:: '/dev/sd*' file does not exist cp: can't stat /n/a:/plan9.ini: '/n/a:/plan9.ini' does not exist use DMA for ide drives[yes]: % inst/textonly Tue Sep 27 10:28:28 BST 2011 Installation process started -------------------------------------- Preparing menu... The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: configfs - choose the type of file system to install stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [configfs]: -------------------------------------- You can install the following types of file systems: fossil the new Plan9 fileserver fossil+venti fossil + a archival dump server File system (fossil, fossil+venti)[fossil]: -------------------------------------- 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) stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [partdisk]: -------------------------------------- The following disk devices were found. sd00 - Xen block device Disk to partition (sd00)[sd00]: The disk you selected HAS NO master boot record on its first sector. (Perhaps it is a completely blank disk.) You need a master boot record to use the disk. Should we install a default master boot record? Install mbr (y, n)[no default]: y 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 = 1048576 bytes '* p1 0 1024 (1024 cylinders, 1.00 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 stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [prepdisk]: -------------------------------------- The following Plan 9 disk partitions were found. /dev/sd00/plan9 empty 0 2097120 (2097120 sectors, 1023.98 MB) Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sd00/plan9)[/dev/sd00/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 fossil 1687519 swap 204800 ' 9fat 0 204800 (204800 sectors, 100.00 MB) ' nvram 204800 204801 (1 sectors, 512 B ) ' fossil 204801 1892320 (1687519 sectors, 823.98 MB) ' swap 1892320 2097120 (204800 sectors, 100.00 MB) >>> 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: fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [fmtfossil]: -------------------------------------- You have the following fossil partitions. Fossil partition to format (/dev/sd00/fossil)[/dev/sd00/fossil]: Done. -------------------------------------- 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: mountfs - choose and mount file system partition stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [mountfs]: -------------------------------------- The following partitions named fossil* were found. Please choose one to use as the installation file system for your Plan 9 installation. --rw-r----- S 0 glenda glenda 864009728 Feb 11 2010 /dev/sd00/fossil Fossil partition (/dev/sd00/fossil)[/dev/sd00/fossil]: -------------------------------------- Preparing menu...% fossil/fossil -c . /env/fossilconf prompt: % mount -c /srv/fossil /n/newfs fsys main create /active/adm adm sys d775 prompt: fsys main create /active/adm/users adm sys 664 prompt: uname upas :upas prompt: users -w nuser 6 len 96 prompt: fsys main create /active/dist sys sys d775 prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica sys sys d775 prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client sys sys d775 prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client/plan9.db sys sys 664 prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client/plan9.log sys sys a664 prompt: 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive download - download or continue to download the distribution archives stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: mountdist - locate and mount the distribution download - download or continue to download the distribution archives stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [mountdist]: -------------------------------------- Please wait... Scanning storage devices... /dev/sd00/9fat /dev/sd00/data /dev/sd00/fossil /dev/sd00/nvram /dev/sd00/swap The following storage media were detected. Choose the one containing the distribution. /dev/sd00/fossil (plan9 fossil) Distribution disk [no default]: Distribution disk [no default]: /dev/sd00/fossil (this is wrong, see second try!) % bind /n/newfs /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 plan9.iso - the directory containing plan9.iso.bz2 Typing `browse' will put you in a shell that you can use to look for the directory. Location of archives [browse]: This is a simple shell. Commands are: cd directory - change to directory lc - list contents of current directory exit - exit shell Move to the directory containing the distribution and then exit. commands are cd, lc, and exit /% lc adm dist /% exit No distribution found in / Location of archives [browse]: Ctrl-] (Aborted due to no plan9 image loaded - no /dev/sd01) ############################################################################### ############## [3] INSTALLATION - SECOND TRY - /dev/sd01 loaded ############### ############################################################################### ... same as above, untill ... Task to do [mountdist]: -------------------------------------- Please wait... Scanning storage devices... /dev/sd00/9fat /dev/sd00/data /dev/sd00/fossil /dev/sd00/nvram /dev/sd00/swap /dev/sd01/cdboot /dev/sd01/data The following storage media were detected. Choose the one containing the distribution. /dev/sd00/fossil (plan9 fossil) /dev/sd01/cdboot (microsoft fat) /dev/sd01/data (iso9660 cdrom) Distribution disk [no default]: /dev/sd01/data % 9660srv /bin/9660srv 2675: serving /srv/9660 % mount /srv/9660 /n/distmedia /dev/sd01/data 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 plan9.iso - the directory containing plan9.iso.bz2 Typing `browse' will put you in a shell that you can use to look for the directory. Location of archives [browse]: This is a simple shell. Commands are: cd directory - change to directory lc - list contents of current directory exit - exit shell Move to the directory containing the distribution and then exit. /% lc -l d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Apr 25 2010 386 d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 68000 d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 68020 --r--r--r-- M 17 glenda sys 13006 Jul 13 2005 LICENSE --rw-rw-r-- M 17 presotto sys 14333 Jun 29 2003 LICENSE.afpl --rw-rw-r-- M 17 presotto sys 15081 Jun 25 2003 LICENSE.gpl --r--r--r-- M 17 glenda sys 63 Apr 14 2002 NOTICE d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 acme d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 adm d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 alpha d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Aug 3 2005 amd64 d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Apr 16 2007 arm --rw-rw-r-- M 17 sys sys 2949120 May 27 2010 bootdisk.img d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 geoff sys 0 Apr 17 2010 cfg d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Jun 30 2007 cron d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 2 2007 dist d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 rsc sys 0 Jan 4 2005 env d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 May 8 2002 fd d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Feb 25 2010 lib d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Mar 15 2004 lp d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 29 2006 mail d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 mips d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Nov 28 2006 mnt d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Jan 8 2003 n d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 power d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 May 11 2007 power64 d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 rc d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 sparc d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Aug 3 2005 sparc64 d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 2 2007 sys d-r-xr-xr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 May 8 2002 tmp d-rwxrwxr-x M 17 glenda sys 0 Dec 12 2002 usr /% exit -------------------------------------- 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive mountdist - locate and mount the distribution The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: copydist - copy the distribution into the file system stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [copydist]: -------------------------------------- |############################################################| 100% -------------------------------------- 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: bootsetup - create a boot floppy or configure hard disk to boot plan 9 stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [bootsetup]: -------------------------------------- Initializing Plan 9 FAT configuration partition (9fat) rc (bootsetup): null list in concatenation -------------------------------------- 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: bootsetup - create a boot floppy or configure hard disk to boot plan 9 stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [bootsetup]: -------------------------------------- Initializing Plan 9 FAT configuration partition (9fat) Initializing Plan 9 FAT partition. add 9load at clust 2 Initializing FAT file system type hard, 100 tracks, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 512 bytes/sec Adding file /n/newfs/386/9load, length 264076 add 9load at clust 2 used 266240 bytes % cp /n/newfs/386/9load /n/9fat/9load % cp /n/newfs/386/9pcf /n/9fat/9pcf There are myriad ways to boot a Plan 9 system. You can use any of the following. floppy - create a boot floppy plan9 - make the plan 9 disk partition the default for booting win9x - add a plan 9 option to windows 9x boot menu winnt - add a plan 9 option to windows nt/2000/xp boot manager If you are upgrading an extant third edition installation and booting from something other than a floppy, you needn't run anything here. Just type ctl-d. Enable boot method (floppy, plan9, win9x, winnt)[no default]: Enable boot method (floppy, plan9, win9x, winnt)[no default]: -------------------------------------- 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 fmtfossil - initialize disks for a fossil server mountfs - choose and mount file system partition configdist - choose the source of the distribution archive mountdist - locate and mount the distribution copydist - copy the distribution into the file system bootsetup - create a boot floppy or configure hard disk to boot plan 9 The following unfinished tasks are ready to be done: finish - finish the installation and reboot stop - save the current installation state, to be resumed later Task to do [finish]: Ctrl-] ############################################################################### ####################### [4] CHANGE TO PRODUCTION MODE ######################### ############################################################################### VPS Maintenance Shell for plan96 (192.94.73.XX / 10.1.0.XX) no stats collected. [c] - Connect to your console [l] - list your status [r] - reset or start [s] - Force Shutdown (not an OS shutdown) [t] - toggle your Operating System [i] - Switch your VPS ID (multiple VPS members only) [x] - Clean install (destroys data) [z] - Run this after you have done a clean install [p] - Change your vps.sdf.org password [u] - View current interface statistics [U] - View all recorded interface statistics [q] - Disconnect [27-Sep-11 15:03:34] Command: z Changing your system from 'installation' to 'production' mode. (continue) ############################################################################### ############################# [5] BOOTING PLAN9 ############################### ############################################################################### [27-Sep-11 15:04:17] Command: r Connecting to System Console - To return to the menu, press ^] Using config file "/pkg/etc/xen/plan96". Plan 9 (xen-3.0-x86_32p) 127 holes free 00270000 067dd000 106352640 106352640 bytes free cpu0: 3006MHz AuthenticAMD AMD64 (cpuid: AX 0x20F51 DX 0x78BFBFF) Started domain plan96 #l0: xen: 100Mbps port 0x0 irq -1: 00163e1008c0 #l1: xen: 100Mbps port 0x0 irq -1: 00163e09a7f8 256M memory: 104M kernel data, 152M user, 578M swap cpu0: spurious interrupt 101, last 0 cpu0: spurious interrupt 104, last 1 sdxen: backend /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/88/2048/ secsize 512 sectors 2097152 cpu0: spurious interrupt 105, last 1 sdxen: backend /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/88/2064/ secsize 512 sectors 570936 #S/sd00/: part plan9 32 2097152 #S/sd00/: part 9fat 32 204832 #S/sd00/: part nvram 204832 204833 #S/sd00/: part fossil 204833 1892352 #S/sd00/: part swap 1892352 2097152 #S/sd01/: part cdboot 213144 218904 root is from (tcp, local)[local!#S/sd00/fossil]: user[none]: glenda time... fossil(#S/sd00/fossil)...version...time... init: starting /bin/rc #m/mousectl: rc: can't open: unknown device in # filename init: rc exit status: rc 24: error init: starting /bin/rc % ############################################################################### THE END ############################################################################### Thanks to smj for vps setup and installation instructions. The Plan9 tutorial is here: http://sdf.org/?tutorials/VPS_Plan9