From 9a3e13c0000d749c4d65764eef4d5992c71f4e58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Grant Bowman Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 22:08:54 +0000 Subject: none --- Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn b/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn index 5732cf08..d55d4aa5 100644 --- a/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn +++ b/Hurd/InstallNotes.mdwn @@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ module /hurd/ext2fs.static --readonly --multiboot-command-line=$\{kernel-command * Run `adduser` to give yourself a user account. _Do not_ use root indiscriminately. * Run `MAKEDEV` to create devices in `/dev` for your hard disk and other required devices. * Since the Hurd does not use `ld.so.conf`, you will want to specify where the X Window System keeps its libraries. Do this by adding the following line to your `/etc/profile`:
`export LD_LIBRARY_PATH='/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib'` - * `/etc/cron.daily/find` to allow `locate` to function. + * run `/etc/cron.daily/find` to allow `locate` to function. +* [[GetNetworkRunning]] + * Hopefully Mach will recognize your hardware. If it doesn't you have to recompile in most cases. + * copy over your `/etc/resolv.conf` from GNU/Linux to allow your DNS to resolve correctly. * Prepare system for new packages. * a recommended `/etc/apt/sources.list`:
deb unstable main
deb unstable main
deb-src unstable main
* There are some extremely useful cross-platform 'apt' tricks that can be used to get packages when using Debian GNU/Linux (possibly others) for installation on the Hurd. This is especially useful if your Hurd doesn't recognize your network card. The steps are covered in the file =/usr/share/doc/apt/offline=\* which has been used by several Hurd developers successfully. -- cgit v1.2.3