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diff --git a/hurd/running.mdwn b/hurd/running.mdwn index 28b9b241..188448b3 100644 --- a/hurd/running.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running.mdwn @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ is included in the section entitled * [[microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/Xen]] - In Xen * [[LiveCD]] - Live CDs * [[QEMU]] - In QEMU +* [[vmware]] (**non-free!**) * [[FlashHurd]] - From a flash stick * [[Public_hurd_boxen]] diff --git a/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn b/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30c84560 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/running/vmware.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[meta license="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. + +> I find that this is all quite quick to try and that I can run through the +> ./native-install and reboot cycle twice OK. However, at that point the +> installed Hurd boots up but fails to display a login prompt. This is the +> case for both K10 and K14 using VMware Workstation 5.0.0 under Windows XP. +> Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it is hard to see what. I'd be +> interested to know more precisely what other people find does work. +> --IanMiller - 01 Apr 2007 + +## After install tweaks + +Start using GNU, here is +<http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/users-guide/using_gnuhurd.html>. + +You can add a shell script umount so that apt can automatically unmount cdroms + + #!/bin/sh + # Filename: /usr/bin/umount + + settrans -fg "$@" + +Give executable permission to the script + + # chmod +x /usr/bin/umount + +In /etc/fstab add a trailing '/' after cdrom like /cdrom/ since apt uses a traing '/' |