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diff --git a/contributing.mdwn b/contributing.mdwn index 223963c6..7d8d2a0e 100644 --- a/contributing.mdwn +++ b/contributing.mdwn @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ things you're going to work on (and on your internet connection), this may be an easy way of getting used to Hurd systems. Installing in a virtual machine is another possibility, see the page about [[running_a_Hurd_system|hurd/running]] for the full story. +In particular, running a Debian GNU/Hurd [[QEMU image|hurd/running/QEMU]] may +be a viable alternative. Then you can either play around and eventually strive to do something useful or -- if you want -- [[ask_us|contact_us]] to assign something to you, depending diff --git a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn index 97d35bd7..b3f53f36 100644 --- a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn @@ -1,25 +1,32 @@ [[!meta title="Debian GNU/Hurd"]] -### Debian Resources +# Debian Resources - Official page about the Debian GNU/Hurd port: [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/) - Debian [[FAQ]] -- Frequently Asked Questions -### Installing +## QEMU Image + +[[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] + + +# Installing - [Installation Instructions](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install) - [Upgrading K11 or K14 based systems to unstable](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2007/09/msg00007.html) - [[After_install]] -- Do this to get networking, new console and X -### Contributing + +# Contributing - [[Porting]] -- Helping with porting packages * [[Patch_submission]] -- How to submit patches for build failures - [[Creating_image_tarball]] -### Additional Information + +# Additional Information - [Presentation](http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/talks/hurd_lt2004/html/) *Debian GNU/Hurd* by [[MichaelBanck]], LinuxTag 2004 Karlsruhe diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/qemu_image.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/qemu_image.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f828556 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/running/debian/qemu_image.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +There is a QEMU image with [[Debian GNU/Hurd|debian]] pre-installed available +as <http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/debian-hurd.img.tar.gz>. + +Usage: + + $ wget http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/debian-hurd.img.tar.gz + $ tar -xz < debian-hurd.img.tar.gz + $ qemu -net nic,model=rtl8139 -net user debian-hurd-*.img + +Just in case you were wondering: the *root* password is *root*. + +[[!if test="destpage(hurd/running/qemu)" then="" else="For more detailed +instructions, please see the [[hurd/running/QEMU]] page."]] diff --git a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn index 321ceadf..aea20ae8 100644 --- a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn @@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ This page discusses things for [[Unix]] systems, there is a separate page for # Readily Available Images -To try out the Hurd you can use the image of the Debian GNU/Hurd: +You can use the following images to give the GNU/Hurd a try. -* [Official Debian GNU/Hurd QEMU image](http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian-cd/K16/debian-hurd-k16-qemu.img.tar.gz) +## Debian GNU/Hurd -(!) Note that the following are unofficial images: they have been prepared by -volunteers and may not have been tested extensively. +[[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] + +## Unofficial Images -<!--* [Disk image](http://www.numenor.art.pl/balrog/hurd/) with an installation of - [[Debian_GNU/Hurd|running/debian]].--> +Note that the following images are unofficial ones: they have been prepared by +volunteers and may not have been tested extensively. * [Disk image](http://draketo.de/dateien/hurd/bab-hurd-qemu-2008-10-29.img.tar.bz2) with a short intro on translators. Just start it with 'qemu *disk_image.img*'. @@ -30,9 +31,10 @@ volunteers and may not have been tested extensively. with it, please have a look at [[its_wikipage|hurd/running/qemu/babhurd_image]]. And when you use it, please [tell me your experience with it](http://draketo.de/contact)! - [[community/weblogs/ArneBab]] -Also you can use qemu to easily try one of our [[Hurd_LiveCDs|hurd/running/live_cd/]]. +# Arch Hurd Live CD -<!--* [Announcement](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2007/09/msg00000.html) of another image. - The link in the email doesn't work anymore, too old. //--> +Also you can use QEMU to easily try one of the +[[Hurd_LiveCDs|hurd/running/live_cd/]]. # What is Needed to create a QEMU image @@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ First off you will need to create a disk image using `qemu-img`. I have set mine Next you will want to start up QEMU and begin the installation process. - $ qemu -m 512 -hda hd0.img -cdrom mini.iso -net nic,model=rtl8139 + $ qemu -m 512 -hda hd0.img -cdrom mini.iso -net nic,model=rtl8139 -net user Now at his point do the regular install using `hd0` as your harddrive. Partition it and install the base system. @@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ recommendations about how to contribute|contributing]]. See our [[source_repositories]] for the source code. +## Access to a GNU/Hurd System + +We provide accounts on our [[public_Hurd_boxen]], and there are also +[[hurd/running/QEMU]] images available. + # Getting Help diff --git a/public_hurd_boxen.mdwn b/public_hurd_boxen.mdwn index dfb1f006..33fe5cbc 100644 --- a/public_hurd_boxen.mdwn +++ b/public_hurd_boxen.mdwn @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ There are GNU/Hurd boxes that we're offering shell accounts on. These are generally available for everyone interested in [[contributing]], or just having a look at a GNU/Hurd system. +An alternative to online shell access may be using a [[QEMU +image|hurd/running/qemu]]. + [[!table class="table_style_1" data=""" "Hoster","Name","Distribution","Machine Specs","Comments" "[[bddebian]]","blubber","Debian GNU/Hurd","Celeron 2.2 GHz; 222 MiB","Xen domU on [[zenhost]]; for experimental stuff; deactivated until needed again (apart from [[tschwinge]], only [[scolobb]] has an account, but is not active at the moment)" @@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ a look at a GNU/Hurd system. "[[bddebian]]","goober","Debian GNU/Hurd","?" "[[bddebian]]","grubber","Debian GNU/Hurd","Celeron 2.2 GHz; 554 MiB","Xen domU on [[zenhost]]; for experimental stuff" "[[bddebian]]","[[zenhost]]","Debian GNU/Linux","Celeron 2.2 GHz","Xen dom0 for several hosts" -"Debian","strauss","Debian GNU/Hurd",,"all Debian Developers have access without any special account setup procedure" +"Debian","[strauss.debian.net](http://strauss.debian.net/ssh)","Debian GNU/Hurd",,"all Debian Developers have access" """]] To request an account on the *[[bddebian]]* machines either contact |