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diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 1cde150c..00000000 --- a/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -## <a name="Easy_install_with_CrossHurd"> Easy install with CrossHurd </a> - -Qurious about the Hurd? Have a 1-5 GiB partition free? Let's install GNU/Hurd on it! - -### <a name="Preparing_the_partition"> Preparing the partition </a> - -We'll assume you have a partition ready, for the sake of argument we use an example here: /dev/hda3 is the Hurd partition (type: Linux) and /dev/hda4 is the Linux swap that we'll reuse. - -First we create the Ext2 filesystem, notice the `hurd` option. - - # mke2fs -o hurd /dev/DEVICE - -Next we create a useful mountpoint and mount the partition. - - # mkdir /gnu - # mount /dev/hda3 /gnu - -### <a name="Retrieving_CrossHurd"> Retrieving CrossHurd </a> - -Unless you don't run Debian GNU/Linux download it from <http://packages.debian.org/crosshurd>, or simply apt-get the package from Testing or Unstable. - - # apt-get install crosshurd - -### <a name="Cross_installing"> Cross installing </a> - -The crosshurd package only operates in the given target directory, which is the first question asked when running the program. - - # cd /gnu - # crosshurd - -Answer the questions you get: $ What is the target directory?: `/gnu` $ Target Debian system?: gnu $ Target CPU?: i386 - -Now the program starts retrieving all the necessary base packages. - -### <a name="Preparing_to_reboot"> Preparing to reboot </a> - -When all packages have been extracted we must prepare [[GRUB]] for the Hurd when we reboot. Add the below entry to your `/boot/grub/menu.lst` file to boot the Hurd in single user mode (-s). Single user mode is needed only for the two reboots when running the Native Install. - - title GNU (kernel GNUmach 1.3) - root (hd0,2) - kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s3 -s - 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) - -**_Nota Bene:_** In your menu file there should be no extra white space after the back slashes. - -### <a name="Native_install"> Native install </a> - -Ah, reboot and select "GNU (kernel GNUmach 1.3)" from the Grub menu. At the prompt, setup TERM and run the native-install script. - - # export TERM=mach - # ./native-install - -When done the native install requests that you reboot once again and rerun native-install. This time you will be asked a lot of questions, see the [[Hurd/InstallNotes]] for details. - - # reboot - ... - # export TERM=mach - # ./native-install - -Done, continue setting up your system, see the [[Hurd/InstallNotes]] for more help. - --- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 22 Mar 2005 - ----- - -Jeff Bailey has set up a system where you can install a Hurd system without having to use CDs. It's another type of cross-installation method which uses Debian package management tools to get the packages required as opposed to the one single big tarball. - -As of 2005-03-22, the latest version of crosshurd is 1.7.11. It can be found at <http://packages.debian.org/crosshurd>. - --- [[Main/PeterMelville]] - 12 Jun 2004 |