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diff --git a/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn b/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 1f99e247..00000000 --- a/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008 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]]."]]"""]] - -## Installation - -Use <http://www.easyvmx.com/> web based tool to create vmx configuration files -which can be used with VMware player (which is a freeware). If you have a -VMware workstation or server you don't have to do this step. - -Note: I have tried it with K10 version of Debian GNU/Hurd on VMware running on -a Debian GNU/Linux machine. - -You can get more information about obtaining Debain GNU/Hurd CDROMS from -<http://www.us.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd>. - -Insert the first cdrom and proceed with the installation as per the -installation guide <http://www.us.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install>. - -## VMware specific notes: - -You will need a grub floppy image to boot GNU/Hurd. I have attached a copy of -it with this document. You can also download it from here -<http://www.update.uu.se/~ams/home/slask/GNU/grub.img>. - -When you reboot the machine after the base tar ball is extracted (first reboot) -press 'Esc' key while VMware start up and set removable devices as the fisrt -boot device. - -Select "GNU (Also known as GNU/Hurd)" ie, the first option and press 'e' to -edit the grub menu and go to second line and press 'e' again to change -/boot/gnumach to /boot/gnumach.gz. - -Add a link to /boot/gnumach from /boot/gnumach.gz so that you don't have to -edit grub every time you boot. - - # ln -s /boot/gnumach.gz /boot/gnumach - -Or mount the floppy image and change it. - - # mkdir /media/floppy - # mount -o loop <path-to-grub.img> /media/floppy - -Edit /media/floppy/boot/grub/menu.lst with your favorite text editor and change -/boot/gnumach to /boot/gnumach.gz. - -## After install tweaks - -Start using GNU, here is -<http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/users-guide/using_gnuhurd.html>. |