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authorSamuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>2025-04-29 15:55:07 +0200
committerSamuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>2025-04-29 15:55:07 +0200
commitc73bb163d57aeddca937f32815517abf1c7998dd (patch)
tree97f47e46f2165548d2e721845096eeedf0fc888f /faq
parentef1ea796d80b4bb2ad11d9dfb287be3a3bd8f026 (diff)
parent90c3b980466d6c77722ffdf17d5473b2ae9847ba (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of braunbox:~hurd-web/hurd-web
Diffstat (limited to 'faq')
-rw-r--r--faq/64-bit.mdwn16
-rw-r--r--faq/drivers.mdwn13
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/faq/64-bit.mdwn b/faq/64-bit.mdwn
index a41d215d..ae25b500 100644
--- a/faq/64-bit.mdwn
+++ b/faq/64-bit.mdwn
@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ userland addressing space.
A 64-bit GNU/Hurd is also coming soon,
progress is tracked on [[open_issues/64-bit_port]]!
-Hurd developers ported GNUMach to
+Hurd developers ported GNU Mach to
64-bit some time ago. Then they started making significant progress
-on the x86_64 userland port in Feb 2023. As of September 2024, the
+on the x86_64 userland port in Feb 2023. As of April 2025, the
Debian hurd-amd64 port works just like the hurd-i386, except for
missing packages and more
[[bugs|https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2024-07/msg00058.html]],
-namely swapping issues with rumpdisk and deadlocking issues with
-libdiskfs/ext2fs. We are currently building
-64-bit packages. We plan on supporting both a 32-bit and 64-bit Debian
-GNU/Hurd, only not both at the same time. However, there is no plan to fix the
-year 2038 concern on a 32-bit system.
+namely swapping issues with rumpdisk, deadlocking issues with
+libdiskfs/ext2fs, and the hurd-console fails to start, which means that
+you cannot use X.
+
+We are currently building 64-bit packages. We plan on supporting both a
+32-bit and 64-bit Debian GNU/Hurd, only not both at the same time.
+However, there is no plan to fix the year 2038 concern on a 32-bit system.
That being said, you can always run a 32-bit version on a 64-bit machine, it
just works, processes are just limited to a couple GiB available memory.
diff --git a/faq/drivers.mdwn b/faq/drivers.mdwn
index 923e3b38..390c2e4d 100644
--- a/faq/drivers.mdwn
+++ b/faq/drivers.mdwn
@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ 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).
-Other working Thinkpads include the X200, T400, or T500 Thinkpads,
+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
use an [[SSD|hurd/rump/rumpdisk]] on these laptops, which support a
maximum of 8GB of RAM. The Debian installer images from 2023 fail to
boot these machines, but you can install the Hurd via [[Debian's
-CrossInstall|hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall]]. Until we fix the
-libdiskfs/ext2fs issues on the [[64 bit port|faq/64-bit]], we
-recommend that you use the 32 bit version of the Hurd.
+CrossInstall|hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall]] or
+[[mmdebstrap|https://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2024/12/msg00003.html]].
+
+_While the [[64 bit port|faq/64-bit]] is about as stable as the 32-bit
+port, please be advised that many packages are failing to build on the
+64 bit port. For this reason we recommend casual Hurd users to use
+the 32 bit port._
Other hardware that is known to work includes the [[Dell Inspiron
1750|https://logs.guix.gnu.org/hurd/2024-09-28.log]] on i386