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Diffstat (limited to 'hurd/running')
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/debian.mdwn | 74 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn | 17 |
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 68 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn index 0772c48e..d3e60424 100644 --- a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Debian GNU/Hurd is an effort to port the Debian distribution to the Hurd. Around <!-- I don't know what it means that /etc/mtab -> /proc/mounts, but this is what I could interpret. It was simply a line (h1, for some reason, on this page and it looked out of place. Correct or even delete this if it makes no sense --> -One noteable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` +One notable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` --- # QEMU Image @@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ One noteable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` --- # Installing -- [Installation Instructions](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install) - - [Upgrading K11 or K14 based systems to unstable](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2007/09/msg00007.html) -- [[After_install]] — Do this to get networking, new console and X +The Debian installer runs natively on the Hurd and it is possible to install a Debian GNU/Hurd system booting it from an IDE or SATA CD-ROM drive or from a USB stick. See +[installation instructions](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install) for details and post-installation configuration. + +As of late 2025 installation may require larger amount of RAM (≥ 2 Gi) due to [[hurd/rump/rumpdisk]] memory requirements. It is possible to install 32 bit Hurd (`hurd-i386`) on lower RAM conditions (~ 500 Mi) using the [CrossInstall](#crossinstall) method, by not loading rumpdisk and using disk drivers in gnumach. + +--- +# <a id="crossinstall">CrossInstall</a> +It is possible to install a Debian GNU/Hurd system on a spare partition from an existing Debian GNU/Linux installation. We call this [[CrossInstall]]. --- # Contributing @@ -23,68 +28,9 @@ One noteable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` * [[Patch_submission]] — How to submit patches for build failures - [[Creating_image_tarball]] -### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-12 - - <braunr> hm, there is something weird - <braunr> after successfully installing (with the new installer cd), and rebooting, system init fails because fsck can't be run on /home (a separate partition) - <braunr> it can't fsck because at that point, /home is already mounted, and indeed the translator is running - <braunr> teythoon: any idea what might cause that ? - <teythoon> me ? - <teythoon> no - <braunr> ok - <braunr> ah no, actually /home isn't mounted oO - <braunr> but fsck still refuses to check it, stating that reason - <braunr> hm, /etc/mtab isn't a link to /proc/mounts here, might explain - - -### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-12 - - <braunr> yes, better with a proper symlink :) - <teythoon> good - <youpi> Mmm, what is supposed to create that symlink? - <teythoon> one debian init script did that at one time - <teythoon> i believe they dropped that - <youpi> err, but something must be creating it for newer systems - <teythoon> good point - <braunr> well, except for these small details, everything went pretty smooth - <braunr> both on ide and ahci - <youpi> it seems /etc/mtab gets created at boot - <youpi> (on Linux I mean) - <teythoon> youpi: i cannot find the init script, but i'm sure that it was there - <youpi> I can't find it either on the installed system... - <azeem> maybe pere or rleigh in #debian-hurd can help - - -### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-13 - - <braunr> 6<--60(pid1698)->dir_lookup ("var/run/mtab" 4194305 0) = 0 3 "/run/mtab" (null) - <braunr> looks like /etc/mtab isn't actually used anymore - <teythoon> it never was on hurd - <tomodach1> braunr: well it is generated i believe from mounted filesystems - <tomodach1> if its still around there is a reason for it, like posix compatiblity perhaps? - <braunr> well the problem is that, as mentioned in pere's thread on bug-hurd, some tools now expect /var/run/mtab instead of /etc/mtab - <braunr> and since nothing currently creates this file, these tools, such as df, are lost - <braunr> they can't find the info they're looking for - - -### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-17 - - <braunr> i still don't have mtab at the proper location on darnassus - <pere> is there something missing with sysvinit on hurd? - <braunr> is that normal ? - <pere> yes. I recommended fixing it in the hurd package. (BTS #737759) - <braunr> yes i saw but was there any action taken ? - <pere> did not check - <teythoon> i thought youpi mentioned that it is fixed in the libc and we just need to rebuild coreutils or something - <pere> yes - <braunr> oh ok - <braunr> but doesn't that mean it will use /etc/mtab ? - <pere> if I was a hurd porter, I would fix it in hurd while waiting for a fix in coreutils, just to save people for wondering about the breakage, but I am not the most patient of developers. :) - --- -# Externel +# Other links * Official page about the Debian GNU/Hurd port: [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/) * Debian [[FAQ]] — Frequently Asked Questions -* [Presentation](http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/talks/hurd_lt2004/html/) -Debian GNU/Hurd*, [[MichaelBanck]], LinuxTag 2004 Karlsruhe * [Archive Qualification](http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/hurd-i386) * [[!wikipedia Debian_GNU/Hurd]] on Wikipedia diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn index 0cf9e6f2..675d9992 100644 --- a/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/debian/CrossInstall.mdwn @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ distribution is out of date, try the version in Unstable before reporting the is ### <a name="Preparing_the_partition"> Preparing the partition </a> -We create the Ext2 filesystem for the Hurd system, notice the `hurd` option. +Create the Ext2 filesystem for the Hurd system, notice the `hurd` option. # mke2fs -o hurd /dev/hda3 -Next we create a useful mountpoint and mount the partition. +Next create a useful mountpoint and mount the partition. # mkdir /gnu # mount /dev/hda3 /gnu @@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ single command): We then need to [configure the bootloader grub](#Preparing_to_reboot) in the same way as described in the crosshurd method above. -You can then reboot into the Debian GNU/Hurd system and install any further -packages using `apt`. +We can then reboot into the Debian GNU/Hurd system. If we check the `/etc/fstab` +file we will note that the system boots even without specifying a root mountpoint. +At the moment there is no swap partition defined either, and it is a good idea to +edit `/etc/fstab` to add both root and swap partitions. We can share the swap +partition between Hurd and linux installations. If the swap partition +was `/dev/hda4` on linux, it will be `/dev/wd0s4` on the Hurd. To activate swap +without rebooting we use the command + + # swapon /dev/wd0s4 + +Any other packages can now be installed using `apt`. |