From 8a9c5d9999222a62f8dd9e0b0bd84ef75e4550ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "jbranso@dismail.de" Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:02:16 -0400 Subject: I updated the 64 bit port status. * faq/64-bit.mdwn: updated status information: libdiskfs/ext2fs deadlocks * open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn: I mentioned the status of bootstrap efforts of Debian Hurd, Alpine-Hurd, and Guix Hurd. Message-ID: <20240921010651.5189-3-jbranso@dismail.de> --- open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn') diff --git a/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn b/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn index 75756199..a5d206e5 100644 --- a/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn +++ b/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn @@ -19,11 +19,21 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] **For pure 64bit support, we need to** - * bootstrap a distrib + * bootstrap a distribution. Debian is done. Alpine-Hurd is mostly + bootstrapped. Reach out to Sergey if you are interested in an + Alpine-Hurd distribution with bleeding-edge software. Reach out + to Guix, if you want to help them bootstrap a 64bit Hurd. * port gdb * Fix bugs :) * Notably it seems to be requiring at least 2G memory to boot. +**Installing via the installer image** + +The installer appears to work in qemu. Give it a shot! Let us know +how it works in real hardware! + +[[http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/latest/hurd-amd64/current/]] + **Installing a 64bit chroot** You can use the pre-built image from https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/initrd-amd64.img.gz and boot that. -- cgit v1.2.3