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diff --git a/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn b/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn index f271fa45..25803cfd 100644 --- a/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn +++ b/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn @@ -13,20 +13,11 @@ We recommend to use [free](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) alternati -- [[Main/RobertMillan]] - 23 Jul 2002 -I have been able to install Debian/Hurd K2 on [[VmWare]] ... I remember just some steps (I did too many retries): +I have been able to install Debian/Hurd K2 on [[VmWare]] ... -* I had to create the devices by hand because the native-install scripts fails (a lot of commands gets Killed) -* I copied passwd and group to /etc -* then I have deleted /dev/console and run native-install +* [[VmWare]] 3.02 complains a lot about a missing **console** and shows a lot of errors + * They can be solved by manually creating the devices +* I have tried **Bochs 2.0**, Debian/Hurd K2 installs with no problems at all. +* [[VmWare]] 4.0.0 works fine ... just follow the Hurd install instructions. -It's really painful and error-prone ... some help comes from: - -* adding <code>**--readonly**</code> at boot and then doing <code>**setsysops / --writable**</code> -* doing <code>**exit**</code> if the commands are killed (you get a new term but you must type tthhiiss wwaayy) -* doing <code>**export TERM=mach**</code> - -I really don't know why it happens ... (I'm a Hurd newbie :-) ) - -I will post the exact procedure once I can reproduce it. - --- [[TWiki/AndreaSterbini]] - 2 Apr 2003 +-- [[TWiki/AndreaSterbini]] - 22 Apr 2003 |