Re: Booting/Installing Debian Hurd from DVD not possible

[Samuel Thibault]

David Renz, on Fri 18 Dec 2015 18:49:11 +0100, wrote:
> if it really wouldn't be supported by Debian Hurd, then the installation
> process couldn't even reach that stage, isn't it?

Yes it would: loading the kernel and initrd is done by grub through the
help of the BIOS legacy interface.

> Basically Debian Hurd SHOULD definitely be able to work in a Virtual Box VM,
> isn't it?

Yes, in theory yes, but not many people actually test then, let alone
Hurd developers (they use kvm/qemu), so issues with Virtual Box are most
often not even known about.

Samuel