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This page documents how installation of a new machine is being done on
[[zenhost]].

This method uses
*[install_crosshurd](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/log/?h=install_crosshurd)*.

Another option might be switching to <http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/>
or a equivalent system.

Steps for *install_crosshurd*:

  * Enable loggin with screen (`C-a H`).

  * \# lvcreate ...

  * machines/[MACHINE]

  * \# MACHINE=[MACHINE] TARGET=/dev/zenhost/[MACHINE]-root ./install_crosshurd

      * TODO

            I: Extracting /var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3_hurd-i386.deb...
            tar: ./bin/sh: Cannot create symlink to `dash': File exists
            tar: ./usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz: Cannot create symlink to `dash.1.gz': File exists
            tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

        Ignore?  --
        <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2009-11/msg00094.html>

  * \# sudo umount /tmp/*/target

  * /etc/xen/[MACHINE]

  * \# xm create -c [MACHINE]

      * \# /install

          * TODO

                Unpacking debconf (from .../debconf_1.5.28_all.deb) ...
                + debconf-set-selections
                warning: Unknown type error, skipping line 9

          * TODO

                +---------------------------Configuring grub-pc------------------------------+

            Make it not install GRUB packages.

            Likewise, the *gnumach* package need not be installed.

      * If needed:

        \# cd /dev/ && ./MAKEDEV hd2  
        \# mkfs.ext2 -I 128 -b 4096 /dev/hd2 # TAKE CARE!  
        \# mkdir /media/data && settrans /media/data /hurd/ext2fs /dev/hd2  
        \# rmdir /home && ln -s media/data/home /  
        \# mkdir /media/data/home

      * If needed: restore (parts of) some files

          * /etc/fstab

          * /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}

              * \# adduser ... sudo

              * \# passwd root

          * /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*key*

            Can do this here or have to move after install_packages due to the
            files being overwritten again (don't think so)?

      * \# syncfs -s && halt

  * \# xm create -c [MACHINE]

      * \# /install_packages

  * Until [[open_issues/screen]] is fixed:

      * Install `flubber:~tschwinge/screen_4.0.3-11_hurd-i386.deb` instead.

          * \# printf 'screen\thold\n' | dpkg --set-selections

  * add line to zenhost's `/etc/hosts`

  * system-specific:

      * [[flubber]]
      * [[snubber]]