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| author | jbranso@dismail.de <jbranso@dismail.de> | 2023-05-24 14:43:04 -0400 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2023-05-25 01:45:52 +0200 |
| commit | 3982e324b84dc3efbdc52e8506c8b00e0940c3df (patch) | |
| tree | ffc5f11c8b8914ba48511f7e3cdb162d439a0fdb /hurd/running/qemu.mdwn | |
| parent | 020a827253b88b7e8938739b3ae0ee1d6d550546 (diff) | |
Updated the information about the rump kernels, and included a guide on how to use them on the Debian qemu image.
* community/gsoc/project_ideas/driver_glue_code.mdwn: changed rump
kernel link.
* hurd.mwdn: added a link to hurd/rump.mdwn.
* hurd/rump.mdwn: new file.
* rump_kernel.mwdn: deleted file.
Message-Id: <20230524184304.3484-1-jbranso@dismail.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'hurd/running/qemu.mdwn')
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/qemu.mdwn | 43 |
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn index 24e7fdea..8ebd32e2 100644 --- a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn @@ -24,6 +24,49 @@ You can use the following images to give the Hurd a try. [[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] +#### Trying out rumpdisk + +[[Rump kernels|hurd/rump]] provide new modern drivers for the Hurd. +We refer to rumpdisk as a rump kernel that provides drivers for modern +hard drives, SSDs, etc. The Rump kernels' integration into the Hurd +are still somewhat experimental, but they seem to work fairly well on +bleeding edge Debian. + +Once you have your latest qemu Debian GNU/Hurd image running, then you +can try the rumpdisk (be sure to pass "-m 2GB" or more). First, +upgrade to the bleeding edge Debian GNU/Hurd: + + # apt-get update + # apt-get dist-upgrade + +Now test to see if the rump kernel works before you make the change +permanent. Manually tweak your /boot/grub/grub.cfg like so: + + # multiboot /boot/gnumach-1.8-486.gz root=part:2:device:hd0 console=com0 + multiboot /boot/gnumach-1.8-486.gz root=part:2:device:wd0 console=com0 noide + +and your /etc/fstab + + #/dev/hd0s2 / ext2 defaults 0 1 + /dev/wd0s2 / ext2 defaults 0 1 + #/dev/hd0s1 none swap sw 0 0 + /dev/wd0s1 none swap sw 0 0 + #/dev/hd2 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 noauto 0 0 + /dev/wd2 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 noauto 0 0 + +Now you can poweroff your machine, reboot, and start using the +rumpdisk! You can make these changes permanent by tweaking +/etc/default/grub and telling it to use rumpdisk: + + GRUB_CMDLINE_GNUMACH="noide" + +Then update your grub: + + # update-grub + +Check that "noide" does appear in your /boot/grub/grub.cfg. + + ## Arch Hurd Live CD [[!inline pages=hurd/running/live_cd raw=yes feeds=no]] |