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authorSamuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>2026-01-27 20:14:38 +0100
committerSamuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>2026-01-27 20:14:38 +0100
commita1b6b909ddea5b12e29afa6225259134b91706f6 (patch)
tree6ffc81c0dec018d037f82c477c7b1e517d943a1b
parent286616780dc23cc0d1bdc98dc99a4cbf93bf24de (diff)
parent35d592090abd1a7835545df23d121b09ab33e705 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of braunbox:~hurd-web/hurd-web
-rw-r--r--faq/drivers.mdwn5
-rw-r--r--hurd/glibc.mdwn9
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diff --git a/faq/drivers.mdwn b/faq/drivers.mdwn
index 0d73f995..0f3c4e69 100644
--- a/faq/drivers.mdwn
+++ b/faq/drivers.mdwn
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ and you can use an [[SSD|hurd/rump/rumpdisk]]. If you have difficulty
installing the Hurd, then try setting your harddrive mode to "legacy"
in the BIOS. A cheaper option is the T43 (2GB max RAM).
+**Please note that as of January 2026, users must install the Hurd on physical
+machines with a CD image, because the Hurd has almost no USB support.** Also
+please see our [[recommended Hurd Distributions page|hurd/running/distrib]].
+One can also run virtually run the hurd via [[qemu|hurd/running/qemu]].
+
Other working Thinkpads include the X200, T400,
[[T410|https://logs.guix.gnu.org/hurd/2025-04-25.log#103752]] or T500 Thinkpads,
which support internet connectivity via the ethernet port. You can
diff --git a/hurd/glibc.mdwn b/hurd/glibc.mdwn
index 736cc099..12d84e42 100644
--- a/hurd/glibc.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/glibc.mdwn
@@ -60,3 +60,12 @@ One can run tests with the new libc by hand:
One can build by hand some target with e.g.:
$ make $PWD/htl/libpthread.so -C ../htl subdir=htl objdir=$PWD ..=../
+
+# glibc gotcha
+
+Please note, that if you `git clone` glibc from upstream, and run
+
+ $ make
+ # make install
+
+**You will crash your hurd install**. Don't run `# make install` from upstream glibc.