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diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/after_install.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/after_install.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 36c37281..00000000 --- a/hurd/running/debian/after_install.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -First steps after installation. - -So you have managed to get past the first `native-install` runs in single-user -mode? - -Time to get to work. - -[[!toc]] - - -### Get Networking Running - -[[Network]]. - -Check if your NIC was detected by GNU Mach: - - # devprobe eth0 - -`devprobe` (run as user *root*) will print `eth0` on successful detection. If -it doesn't, your NIC was not detected correctly. You can then try to do the -following (also as user *root*) for getting details: - - # cat /dev/klog > ~/klog - [Wait a second, then press `Ctrl-C'.] - -Now examine the `~/klog` file. - -If the NIC was detected: - - # settrans -fgap /servers/socket/2 /hurd/pfinet -i eth0 -a 192.168.1.3 -g 192.168.1.1 -m 255.255.255.0 - -Or read about how to configure [[DHCP]]. - - -# Setup GRUB - -You surely want grub to have a nice menu entry able to boot GNU, instead of -typing a boring arcane. There are Debian-specific scripts that may help -you. See [[GRUB]]'s page for this. - - -# Setup `apt-get` - -Sometimes getting `apt-get` to work is not straightforward. Good mirrors to -put in `/etc/apt/sources.list` are: - - deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib - deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib - deb http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian unreleased main - deb-src http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian unreleased main - -`apt-get` update a couple of times if some file fails to download. - -If when doing your first `apt-get`, `dpkg` complains of missing programs, get root in a login shell (`su -`). - -Installing packages without having a network connection is described -[[Distrib/DebianAptOffline]]. - -# [[translator/Random]] - -You often need `scp` and `ssh`. There is now a `random-egd` package available which uses -a random translator by Ryan Hunter and the entropy gathering daemon as entropy source. - -See [[Translator/random]] for more information. - -# [[Console]] - -The latest Hurd package in Debian, plus the `native-install` script, creates -all necessary device nodes and other magic. You just need to edit -`/etc/default/hurd-console` to tune the parameters and tell it to start at -bootup. - -You can also call the Hurd console manually with the proper arguments: - - console -d vga -d pc_kbd --repeat=kbd -d pc_mouse --repeat=mouse \ - -d generic_speaker -c /dev/vcs - - -# [[Hurd/DebianXorg]] - -You first must have setup the virtual console. See above. - -# What about package XYZ? - -See if you can find a useful tip in [[package_troubleshooting]]. |