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authorThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-07-26 15:07:29 +0200
committerThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-07-26 15:07:29 +0200
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Supported for hardware is described in [[microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list]].
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? Installation
-?? What kind of hardware is supported?
-
-{NHW} Currently, the GNU Hurd only runs on IA32 machines, however,
-porting to other architectures should not be difficult: the code has
-always been written with portability in mind.
-
-With respect to drivers, GNU Mach uses a subset of the drivers from the
-Linux 2.0.x kernel. A relatively complete hardware compatibility guide
-can be found at:
-
- http://www.nongnu.org/thug/gnumach_hardware.html
-
-If you run into trouble, it is most likely that:
-
-- You are using IRQ sharing; GNU Mach does not support this in the
- least.
-- A device driver is frobbing the hardware and accidentally activating
- the wrong device.
-
-In the former case, you should start removing devices or play with the
-BIOS. As for the latter, GNU Mach does not support loadable kernel
-modules. Therefore, you will have to compile a new kernel and only
-activate those device drivers that you actually need.
-
?? What partition type should I use for my GNU/Hurd partitions?
{MB} You should use an ext2 filesystem. Alternatively, you may use BSD