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authorBarry deFreese <bddebian@comcast.net>2003-05-30 06:16:00 +0000
committerBarry deFreese <bddebian@comcast.net>2003-05-30 06:16:00 +0000
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This is just a working document for me to learn the GNU/Hurd boot/init process. Please feel free to modify!
+\*\* Just a note. These notes are based on a Debian CD installation so your mileage may vary.
+
Frickin' wiki lost my first draft...
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# <a name="Bootloader"> Bootloader </a>
-GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader) is the default (and as far as I know the only supported ) bootloader for GNU/Hurd and is the initial process.
+[GRUB](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) (GRand Unified Bootloader) is the default (and as far as I know the only supported ) bootloader for GNU/Hurd and is the initial process.
+
+GRUB can be used for booting multiple Operating Systems on a given machine. Device naming convention for GRUB is different than that of the Hurd. Where the first partition on the primary IDE drive in GNU/Hurd is hd0s1, in GRUB it is (hd0,0). In the case of GNU/Hurd, the first thing that GRUB loads is kernel image.
+
+Here is a copy of GNU/Hurd multi-user entry from menu.lst
+
+ # Entry 2: 1st partition on first HDD
+ title GNU/Hurd (IDE 1st partition - hd0s1 multi-user)
+ root (hd0,0)
+ kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s1
+ module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} --host-priv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port} --exec-server-task=${exec-task} -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume)
+ module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create)
+
+The first two lines are primarily informational and are what get displayed on the GRUB boot menu.
+
+The line "root (hd0,0)" tells GRUB where to look for the root partition. Notice that the (hd0,0) is using GRUB naming conventions.
+
+The next line loads the gnumach kernel image itself. Notice here the root=device:hd0s1 argument. This is now using GNU/Hurd device naming convention, telling the Hurd where the root partition exists.
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