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Diffstat (limited to 'hurd')
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/dde/guide.mdwn | 62 |
1 files changed, 46 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/dde/guide.mdwn b/hurd/dde/guide.mdwn index 39390add..f67817fb 100644 --- a/hurd/dde/guide.mdwn +++ b/hurd/dde/guide.mdwn @@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ The whole process is much more cumbersome otherwise. It also assumes that apart from networking, your Hurd system is already installed and operational. -Start by booting into Debian GNU/Linux for some preparations: -suppose hurd partition is hdd1 +Start by booting into Debian GNU/Linux for some preparations: -as root +(as root) -> $ mount /dev/hdd1 /mnt -t ext2 +> $ mount /dev/hdd1 /mnt -t ext2 # assuming your Hurd partition is hdd1 -- replace with whatever matches your setup > $ cd /mnt/etc/apt @@ -61,12 +60,27 @@ as root > $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/hurd/gnumach.git -b master-user_level_drivers gnumach_dde -suppose you need forcedeth driver +Now you need to get the actual driver from the Linux source tree. +You have to find out which Linux driver +is responsible for your network card, +and which source file corresponds to this driver. +In this guide we will use the forcedeth driver +(for Nvidia nForce chipsets) as example. + +Download http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.29.y.git;a=blob_plain;f=drivers/net/forcedeth.c;hb=HEAD +and save under the file name forcedeth.c in /mnt/home + +(Note: the download from the Git URL above +doesn't work with wget +or other simple user agents without JavaScript. +You will need to use Firefox or some such... +Or figure out a better URL to get the file directly :-) ) -Download http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.29.y.git;a=blob_plain;f=drivers/net/forcedeth.c;hb=HEAD from mozilla like -browser to /mnt/home as forcedeth.c -reboot back to hurd (multiuser) +Now everything should be in place, +so we can boot into Hurd to do the actual work: + +(again as root) > $ apt-get update @@ -79,6 +93,8 @@ reboot back to hurd (multiuser) > $ apt-get install build-essential libpciaccess-dev libpcap0.8-dev +(this part can be done as normal user) + > $ cd /home/gnumach_dde > $ autoreconf -i && ./configure --enable-kdb --enable-device-drivers=none --enable-lpr --enable-floppy --enable-ide @@ -103,9 +119,7 @@ reboot back to hurd (multiuser) > $ sed -i 's:-I/include:-I..:' Makefile -> $ nano forcedeth.c - -add this line after the last #include +> $ nano forcedeth.c # Near the top of the file, there will be many #include lines. After the last one, add this: #include <ddekit/timer.h> @@ -131,6 +145,8 @@ add this line after the last #include If the make fails it might be necassary to replace some of the -l options (or all) in Makefile with the real path to the library objects (example: change *-lhurd-slab* to *../libhurd-slab/libhurd-slab.a*) +(as root) + > $ cp /home/gnumach_dde/gnumach /boot/gnumach_dde > $ mkdir /hurd/dde @@ -141,15 +157,29 @@ If the make fails it might be necassary to replace some of the -l options (or al > $ cp /home/hurd_dde/dde_forcedeth/dde_forcedeth /hurd/dde/forcedeth -reboot to hurd with the new gnumach_dde + +Now everything should be built. +Before we can use the driver, +we have to boot with the newly built gnumach_dde +instead of the standard kernel. +(Adapt your grub configuration; +or manually edit the entry +in the boottime grub menu while testing.) +Once there, set up the translators for the driver: + +(as root) > $ settrans -c /dev/forcedeth /hurd/dde/forcedeth > $ settrans -c /dev/eth0 /hurd/dde/devnode -M /dev/forcedeth eth0 -> $ settrans -c /servers/socket/2 /hurd/dde/pfinet -i /dev/eth0 -a 192.168.1.194 -g 192.168.1.254 -m 255.255.255.0 - +Finally, we can set up the actual network translator, +using something like: -replace the ip, gateway and mask with your own ones +> $ settrans -c /servers/socket/2 /hurd/dde/pfinet -i /dev/eth0 -a 192.168.1.194 -g 192.168.1.254 -m 255.255.255.0 -DONE +For the exact syntax, +see the normal network setup documentation. +The only differences here +are the different location of the pfinet binary, +and the different syntax for the -i option. |