Thank you for these videos. They help a lot in understanding Plan9. I have a couple of questions about file server hardware; What kind of hardware would be appropriate for a Plan9 file server with a few users? I think that 8 GB of RAM would be enough. Do you agree? What about the CPU if one wants a file server that does not draw too much current (since it is runnign 24/7), but at the same time is not sluggish? Would a dual core Celeron be enough?
Plan9 and 9Front have a lot of threaded code, and also do the old Unix thing of forking off little processes. To keep performance up, more cores is better. But the code is also very light weight, so it doesn't require the best processors. I've had no problems using quad core Intel and AMD processors, or the low power/heat versions. 8Gb is probably plenty of ram. The file server I'm using in this video series uses an AMD 300U. The Intel N100 would be in the same range.
@@adventuresin9 That shows me the latest commit in the git repo (which I wanted but didn't know I wanted) but how do I find out what release version of 9front I am running (sort of like the Linux equivalent of 'cat /etc/os-release' and 'uname -a')? By the way, following the instructions in your video, I was able to successfully update my whole grid (none of my systems PXE boot). I didn't even know there was an update process--thanks for doing all your videos and especially this specific one.
9Front releases are that formal of a thing. They mostly just try to do it when enough interesting changes have been made and they package it as an iso to download. But they also have a nightly iso build you can get.
Maybe. Right now I go with 720p because the content is very text heavy, and the video files are smaller and easier to move and edit. If you have a good reason for going to a 1080p workflow, I'm willing to hear it.
@@adventuresin9 I don't have a good reason. I have a 4k display and I size my browser so that youtube videos display at exactly 1920x1080, making 1080p videos sharp. your font size concern is more important.
I do change the video resolution from time to time. My recent video about the EQR6 was 1080p. Some of the others are raw output from machines, and are 1024x768, as that is the default vesa resolution on 9front.
Hello, in a sense I completely agree with you. After all, as FQA says in verse 1.3 (Why might I want to use 9front?): "It is very likely that you do not." Still, I can't help but tinker with the system and find it fascinating 🙂
Yah, computer operating system research is not something everyone needs or wants to do. If you just watch UA-cam and read Facebook, plenty of other systems do that fine.
Nice Videos about plan9/9front. Helped a lot of understanding how file/auth/cpu/term worked and in this Video => updating the system.
Thank you for these videos. They help a lot in understanding Plan9. I have a couple of questions about file server hardware; What kind of hardware would be appropriate for a Plan9 file server with a few users? I think that 8 GB of RAM would be enough. Do you agree? What about the CPU if one wants a file server that does not draw too much current (since it is runnign 24/7), but at the same time is not sluggish? Would a dual core Celeron be enough?
Plan9 and 9Front have a lot of threaded code, and also do the old Unix thing of forking off little processes. To keep performance up, more cores is better. But the code is also very light weight, so it doesn't require the best processors. I've had no problems using quad core Intel and AMD processors, or the low power/heat versions. 8Gb is probably plenty of ram. The file server I'm using in this video series uses an AMD 300U. The Intel N100 would be in the same range.
is there a command that will display the version number? I would like to check my before and after.
'git/log -n 1' will show the last patch. make sure to 'bind -ac /dist/plan9front /' first.
@@adventuresin9 That shows me the latest commit in the git repo (which I wanted but didn't know I wanted) but how do I find out what release version of 9front I am running (sort of like the Linux equivalent of 'cat /etc/os-release' and 'uname -a')? By the way, following the instructions in your video, I was able to successfully update my whole grid (none of my systems PXE boot). I didn't even know there was an update process--thanks for doing all your videos and especially this specific one.
9Front releases are that formal of a thing. They mostly just try to do it when enough interesting changes have been made and they package it as an iso to download. But they also have a nightly iso build you can get.
can I interest you in recording in 1080p? :D
Maybe. Right now I go with 720p because the content is very text heavy, and the video files are smaller and easier to move and edit. If you have a good reason for going to a 1080p workflow, I'm willing to hear it.
@@adventuresin9 I don't have a good reason. I have a 4k display and I size my browser so that youtube videos display at exactly 1920x1080, making 1080p videos sharp. your font size concern is more important.
I do change the video resolution from time to time. My recent video about the EQR6 was 1080p. Some of the others are raw output from machines, and are 1024x768, as that is the default vesa resolution on 9front.
a video about an OS that does nothing
Hello, in a sense I completely agree with you. After all, as FQA says in verse 1.3 (Why might I want to use 9front?): "It is very likely that you do not."
Still, I can't help but tinker with the system and find it fascinating 🙂
Yah, computer operating system research is not something everyone needs or wants to do. If you just watch UA-cam and read Facebook, plenty of other systems do that fine.