Re: HURD install problem

[Andrew Resch]

On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 23:09 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:54:55AM -0700, Andrew Resch wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 17:46 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote:
> > > At <http://hurd.gnufans.org/bin/view/Distrib/HurdOnQEMU> there are some
> > > instructions to create a QEMU image.  Someone should update this page:
> > > there's a lot of outdated (and even misguiding) information on it.
> > 
> > I'd be happy to update the wiki page, but could you please provide me
> > with some examples that are outdated?
> 
> Ah, I see you've also been maintaining the page in the past.  :-)
> 
> 
>   * Is it still true that we need GRUB version 0.95?

Not sure.. I will look into this.

>   * Update to refer to K14 instead of K9 / K10.

I found problems with K14 and couldn't get a stable system installed
with it.

>     * Then drop the ``-M isapc'' thing.

I cannot get my Hurd system to boot without '-M isapc'.  When I try to
boot it in PCI mode, I get "ide0: buggy RZ1000 interface..." looping.

>   * Networking chapter: say that all that bridging setup is only needed
>     if you want to run network services on the QEMU system.  Otherwise,
>     for simple downloading, `apt-get'ting and so on, say that the
>     (default) network emulation is just fine for that, saving all the
>     hassles that setting up bridging (if possible at all) brings with it.

I will look into this.

Cheers,
Andrew