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diff --git a/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn b/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn index 989d2573..f54531a7 100644 --- a/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn +++ b/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ The [installation](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/install.html) page is the lo Items not mentioned elsewhere include: * When preparing the hurd partition, you may wish to add a -b 4096 option to mkfs.ext2 (the default is chosen depending on the size of the partition, and the support for block size 1024 is buggy). + * **IMPORTANT!** Remember when first booting into your freshly un-tarred distribution, you must pass the `-s` option to `/boot/gnumach.gz`. Failure to do so means that you won't get single-user mode. * The current (24 May 2002) system install image is once again in its proper location <code><ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/contrib/marcus/gnu-latest.tar.gz></code>. The old staging server image at <code><ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian-staging/></code> is now deprecated. @@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ Items not mentioned elsewhere include: * `libterm-readline-gnu-perl` -- _Ibid_. * `screen` -- A terminal multiplexer that is important because the Hurd does not yet have virtual consoles. +* There are some extremely useful 'apt' tricks that can be used to get packages when using Debian GNU/Linux (possibly others) for installation on the Hurd. The steps are covered in the file /usr/share/doc/apt/offline\* which has been used by several Hurd developers successfully. + * Edit your `/etc/inetd.conf` and comment out all the services you don't need. Services that probably don't need to be running are `ftp`, `telnet`, `shell`, `login`, and `exec`. -- [[Main/SimonLaw]] - 29 May 2002 |