From b50771ce6b9c79f344944d5a2e3f0d1674e12623 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jopac76 Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 04:02:13 +0200 Subject: Debian GNU/Hurd installer now runs on Hurd. BIOS32 services are presently required for PCI access. --- microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'microkernel/mach') diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn index 32e712c9..460c8aba 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn @@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ on the hardware devices they support. [[hurd/DDE]] provides more up-to-date network device drivers, based on Linux 2.6.29 code, running as user-space processes. +# BIOS32 Service Directory + +GNU Mach is not yet compatible with mmconfig, and PCI access requires the presence of the BIOS32 Service Directory. +You can check for its presence by running a Linux 32 bits kernel with the kernel parameter "pci=bios" and checking if PCI devices work. + # User Success Reports These boards are known to work. Gnumach/Hurd has been installed and run on these board successfully. @@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ These boards are known to work. Gnumach/Hurd has been installed and run on these Some people couldn't get these hardware combinations to work with Hurd. -Note: The Debian GNU/Hurd installer actually runs on Linux, so it (almost) always works. The critical bit is booting after installation. +The present Debian GNU/Hurd installer itself runs on Hurd, so failure on the installer may mean that the hardware is uncompatible with Hurd. * ASUS P5A motherboard and AMD K6-2 333MHz CPU - doesn't boot * ASUS P2B-LS motherboard with an Intel PII-MMX 400 MHz CPU - this board had a defective onboard NIC (that could not be disable in BIOS) and working 3COM Etherlink III NIC in a PCI bus slot. This combination worked with GNU/Linux. The 3COM NIC is known to work with the Hurd. However, while gnumach/Hurd will boot on this system, it is confused by the defective onboard NIC and unable to use the 3COM NIC. Attempting to start networking generates a continous stream of eth0 and eth1 reset messages on the console that renders the system unusable. -- cgit v1.2.3